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Guilin: Alternative Yangtze River Cruise
By November 27, 2012 10 Comments Read More →

Guilin: Alternative Yangtze River Cruise

Guilin and Yangshuo Guilin weather on arrival was the same as our flu and moods.  Wet, dripping, dark and grey. This gloom and weather stayed with us for our first two days there.  It was raining so heavily even the street vendors gave up, so there was no decent street food to munch on. Not […]

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Sightseeing in Xian: The Terracotta Warriors
By November 23, 2012 8 Comments Read More →

Sightseeing in Xian: The Terracotta Warriors

Wall to Wall Cities From the wonderful walled city of Pingyao we set off early in the morning to catch our train to tour in Xi’an, another city in China famed for its walls.   Our preference was for a night train, but despite our best efforts we could not get a bed on a train […]

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Flashpacking China: From Beijing to Pingyao

Flashpacking China: From Beijing to Pingyao

A Step Back in Time at the Ancient Walled City of Pingyao The time had come to leave Beijing, and head west to the province of Shanxi, to visit a city called Pingyao. We’d managed to see all the main sights we wanted to in Beijing, but there are always other things to do and […]

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China Tour: Badaling Great Wall of China
By November 16, 2012 2 Comments Read More →

China Tour: Badaling Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China “You are not a real man until you have climbed the Great Wall” (Mao Zedong) “The Great Wall of China is the only man made object visible from space”  (Urban Myth) Both quotes often heard in relation to this magnificent piece of history and architecture, sadly both are myths.   Although the one […]

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China Trip: Beijing Summer Palace and Olympic Park
By November 12, 2012 2 Comments Read More →

China Trip: Beijing Summer Palace and Olympic Park

A trip to the Summer palace and Olympic Park is an easy do-it-yourself tour, there really is no need to pay a premium to take an organised excursion.   There is a subway line right to the park and the whole journey from the centre of Beijing (we were staying on the edge of the Forbidden […]

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