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Zàijiàn Beijing, Sawatdee Kha Thailand!!

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February 17th 2012
We woke on our final day in Beijing excited that it would be our last. This meant we would be heading to the hot weather and friendly people that Thailand is known for! To be honest, other than our trip to the Great Wall and time spent with Joe, our experience in Beijing had been just okay. The people were far less friendly than we had expected, and coming from Vancouver, where the multiculturalis ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Summer Palace

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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