Climbing and smiling

Beijing...singing the song on The Wall

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April 7th 2014
Geo: 39.9732, 116.297Home again at last after a day that can only be explained with superlatives. If you have not done it already, stake a claim to something seriously special for the next seriously rounded birthday number! Realising the dream after our countdown has given me the most incredible joy.So now, back to the beginning.A surprise present from Mac - a beautiful jade green blouse to ... 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