Hiking the wall

China!

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May 9th 2017
So, in our attempt to take advantage of every opportunity we can, we stumbled on some great airfares, and ended up in China! It was a long flight from Boise - Beijing and even longer for Patti and Doug flying from Boston to Beijing, but we all managed to meet within an hour of each other. Our trip had us flying into Beijing for 6 days, taking the hi speed train to Xian and then 3 days in Xian. Sin ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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