The Great Wall

Beijing's Olympians and my Olympic effort up Mutianyu's great wall !!

October 7th 2012
Day 26 (Mon 1stOct) Another night train took me from Shanghai to Beijing although this one far more successful. A soft sleeper and not a hard sleeper meant a bigger bed and more space, 4 in a room not 6 and the luxury of a door. It was spot on. On arriving in Beijing the girl on the opposite side to my bed decided to let on she spoke English, shame she didn’t do it 11 hours earlier ... read more

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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

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Manxie Living the Dream !!

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Hi, my name is Dan. I'm now 30 and from the Isle of Man. I have now finished my travels as big trip and live in Siem Reap, Cambodia. After a few absent years i plan to write about any new smaller trips i do. My route was, Hong Kong (6 days) - China (23 days) - South Korea (22 days) - Philippines (42 days) - Thailand (24 days + 7 days) - Laos (13 days) - Vietnam (31 days) - Cambodia (30 days + 6 days + 12 days) - Malaysia (11 days) - Singapore (5 days) - India (29 days) - Indonesia (27 days) - Borneo (10 days )- Australia (10 months). The trip has now finished unfortunately but it's great... full info

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