The Great Wall

A view from the Great Wall

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October 14th 2012
After five days in Chengdu, it was time to head off for Beijing. I think what most surprised me about our trip from Chengdu to Beijing was the airport and airplane experience. The inside of Chengdu's airport is filled with smog, since I guess the outside is at its full smog capacity. The airplane surprised me for a different reason--they still serve food on domestic flights and you get way mor ... 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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Chelsea

24900 Miles in 525600 Minutes

Back after 6 years for a "3 week only" stint, here are my thoughts as I travel to the Owyeung family village in China. Still witty and sarcastic, but I'm a little less dramatic and a lot more sassy. OK maybe not less dramatic. I've also traded out the Chinese proverbs for just one word, "YOLO". _________________________________________________________________________________________ "It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books" --Chinese Proverb Hello! My name is Chelsea and I am a student at Babson College in Massachusetts. Born and raised in California, I left the U... full info

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