the hutong

August 10th 2011
Up, breakfast and magically we were all out of the hostel by 9am, despite some of the group trying to go for breakfast at 9am as we were leaving. We headed to the Northwest of this sprawling, traffic logged city to begin the day in the Summer Palace. The Palace was the summer home of the ancient Emperors, hence its name. Again this place was heaving with tourists, although strangely most of the to ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Summer Palace

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

Message Follow (0) Comment

Claire Florence Hunt

TravellingFlossy

I have just finished a years MSc in Security Sector Management and am off on a months trip to China before beginning a new job. Before that I have undertaken a BA Hons in Law and Criminology and have spent a year travelling and volunteering in between studies. I have been blessed to have visited some amazing places and my personal highlights include volunteering in an orphanage in South Africa, motorbiking through the Central Highlands of Vietnam, hiking Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and watching the sunrise on a deserted island on my 22nd birthday.... full info

Joined	June 28th 2011	Trips	1
Last Login	September 3rd 2011	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	28	Guestbook	6
Photos	17	Forum Posts	0

[photo=6426306]

[blogger=202930]

[photo=6426306]

[blog=634346]

[blogger=202930]

Trips (1)Blog Map

Tot: 0.072s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 8; qc: 31; dbt: 0.0461s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb