4 China Travel Videos: Beijing and Xi’an

Thursday, April 7, 2011

It’s been quite a while since I posted a new blog on here and I actually have several more destinations to write up: Berlin, Cologne, Bruges, the Calais-Dover ferry, York and Belfast! I’m in the process of gradually uploading some of the gigabytes (literally!) worth of photos to my Flickr account, but in the meantime, [...]

China in 2,500 miles and 3 weeks – PART 1: Beijing

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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As I’m now in Hanoi, Vietnam, I thought it’d be a perfect time to write up my journey through China. It has been an amazing 3 weeks and China went above and beyond my expectations in many ways. I have huge respect for the country, its people and even its sheltering (AKA filtering) as I [...]

Beijing to Xi’an Enroute to Chengdu

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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China days 1 – 9 Beijing to Xi’an So it’s day 9 of trip to South East Asia. I’m currently in Xi’an China having started in Beijing. China thus far has been a bit of mix for me. I’m both impressed and disturbed by the diversity of the people around what they have and have [...]

Seeing and becoming a tourist attraction in Beijing

Thursday, May 13, 2010

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The last couple of days have been packed visiting the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Beihai Park and toured lots of hutong – these are ancient alleyways lined with shanty town-like dwellings and old shop fronts and house up to 4 generations of one family in tiny spaces.

Arrived at the Great Firewall of China!

Monday, May 10, 2010

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I’m finally here in Beijing, China! So excited to finally be here! Should have been weary and jaded from the 23 hour door-to-door trip, but as soon as I saw the gorgeous afternoon sunshine in Beijing (23 deg C), all that fell away!

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