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two millers, two bikes, and a city.
Oct 23, 2007
(25 photos)
"Contrary to popular belief, I am in fact not dead. So no more need to worry and send out concerned emails because this kid is safe and rocking in the P.R.C. My life has been ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
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Beijing and beyond
Jul 23, 2007
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"We have been experiencing problems with the website we use to host photos so have switched. Previous photos will remain on Photo bucket (should it ever come up) and all new p ..."
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marshallmatters
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'don't interrupt me when i'm talking crap!'
Sep 19, 2007
(14 photos)
"i've been in china for 5 days now...and already i can't quite remember when i wasn't here. i guess that it's not too unusual for such an absorbing experience to bring about that ki ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
tofudan
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beijing
Aug 26, 2007
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"Right, made the mistake of not keeping up with my postings and am now suffering fatigue as I take this last opportunity to tell everyone about Beijing before we jump on the train t ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
siandcath
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Easy Peasy
Feb 14, 2008
"· Beijing, China · GMT + 8hrs Before I start this entry in earnest lets just pass off a big happy Valentines Day to one and all. There, who said there is no love in the world? The ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
byrnedm
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As non-touristy as possible
Feb 12, 2006
(13 photos)
" Tourists don't know where they've been, travellers don't know where they're going - Paul Theroux · Beijing, China. · Prague time +7hrs · Days to get to Prague - 25 Beijing, part I ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
byrnedm
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Limited edition one of a kind handbag
Apr 6, 2007
(19 photos)
"Day eintz (one i think, my German is zehr zehr rusty, gotta love Gerglish though) Our first day in Beijing, and the capital isn't disappointing yet, despite Dragons opinion of ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
benabroad
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Arrival in Beijing
May 12, 2007
(18 photos)
"Andrea: After a long morning of subways, trains, and another cool airplane ride with all-you-can watch movies, we finally landed in Beijing. The differences between China and Japan ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
romero
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Day 17
Oct 1, 2006
(5 photos)
"We woke with a thin layer of sand covering most things in the cabin. Fortunately my top bunk had some protection thanks to the curtain, but Steve below wasn't so lucky. I watched t ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
poolman99
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Buses and Beijing
Jul 31, 2006
"Beijing is HUGE. I have been to my share of the large cities of the world, but Beijing seemed to me more spaced out than any of them. I read somewhere before I arrived that bicycle ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
piphunt
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Reflections
Aug 1, 2007
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"My trip is over, and only now am I actually going to write my memoirs in reverse style. I ought to warn you that you may not believe the things that happen ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
mr_rain
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China tour starts
Feb 15, 2008
(15 photos)
"We had no idea what to expect in China.....maybe more like other Asian cultures, but with the communist influence, so we were nervous with anticipation. The first shock for us was ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
mills01480
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the dragon awakening
Aug 31, 2005
(52 photos)
"There's a saying that if you dig a hole straight through the earth from the U.S. you'll come out in China. Haven't tried it, but it does feel like I'm on the other side of the worl ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
twittg
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The Start of our 21 Day Tour
Apr 9, 2006
(42 photos)
"Beijing Our days of luxurious China ended as we meet up with our group for the next 21 days of adventure! Our group has a total of 11 people plus our leader. And the first night i ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
scott_and_amy
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Hitting the Wall
Jun 13, 2007
"Following up on my previous entry, about whether the Great Wall can be seen from space, here are some recent stories about the Wall, a website about an adventure along the Wall, an ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
happysheep
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Beijing
Aug 12, 2006
(24 photos)
"As we were starting our descent to land at Beijing airport I looked out the window. We were flying through clouds. I waited as we kept going down and looked forward to when we woul ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
audreyandjack
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Beijing Blitz
Apr 28, 2006
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"Unlike back home the streets here are already buzzing with activity with vendors selling their wares from the back of bicycles, street stalls cooking up a variety of early morning ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
alasdairm
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The unForbidden City
Jul 30, 2006
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"Tiananmen Square is hot, crowded and surprisingly filthy on a hazy, Saturday afternoon in July, devoid of any sign or sentiment to tell what happened here at 5:40 am on June 4, 198 ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
darkstar
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Olympi-mania
Oct 3, 2007
(14 photos)
" Good news! Only 309 more days till the Summer 2008 Olympic Games! Wait, you're not excited? Well, Beijing is, and the city and its residents are flying high on Olympic enthusiasm. ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
bethverde
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Forbidden City and farewell to Beijing
Jun 8, 2005
"Wednesday 8 June: Made an 8am start this morning for our visit to the historic and cultural heart of China's giant capital - Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Our guide, Fen ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
idarich
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In Beijing
Apr 10, 2006
(13 photos)
"Today I flew into Beijing for the start of my second tour through China. The last day in Shanghai was interesting... but wet. Ciao took us for a walking tour through Shanghai... th ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
shanewilson
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Hospital Adventures
Jul 25, 2007
"After a quick flight from Shenyang to Beijing, I found my way to the Downtown Backpackers Hostel near the lakes area of Beijing. My friend was a bit ill so she said we may no ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
rcys
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Winter Vacation '06-'07- Part I
Jan 13, 2007
(39 photos)
"Well I'm finally feeling up to writing about my vacation :) While it was hard to come back to Japan/teaching after such an awesome break, I think I'm almost back into the routine: ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
kateinjapan
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CHINA!
Oct 17, 2006
(62 photos)
"The past 24 hours, in one word - intense. My 12 hour flight turned into a 16 hour ordeal when our flight was held for some connecting passengers and then we had to wait to get re-c ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
charmedlife
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I made it to China!!: Beijing
Aug 26, 2006
(39 photos)
"So the time came for me to leave Mongolia, I can't say I wanted to as I enjoyed my time there so much. However I'm travelling the world and I have to move on at some point, China n ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
roadtrip
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Here comes the sun
May 28, 2006
(29 photos)
"I took one last look at the sun before it vanished into the smog that is Beijing. I'm serious - didn't see it again until I flew out. Apart from the smog, there is also the noise a ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
kiemce
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We have arrived in Beijing (end of the Trans-Sib)
Feb 10, 2006
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"(Dave here) After another 30 hours on the train, we have finally completed the Trans-Siberian (well trans-Mongolian for the picky) portion of our trip and have arrived in Beijing. ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
emanddave
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David Beckham Status Restored
May 16, 2007
(85 photos)
"Do this Chinese every speak quietly???? or come to think about it stop pushing???? I arrived in Beijing from my over night bus journey, caked in sweat from the night before climbin ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
hodge
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China - Beijing
May 27, 2007
(60 photos)
"At Beijing airport we struggled to get a taxi, with no driver wanting to have to deal with a foreigner or try and figure out where our hostel was. We asked an airhostess and a tour ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
gonetilwhenever
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Please Get Off!
Jan 3, 2006
(9 photos)
"With some time to spare in Xi'an before we caught our train we decided to grab a taxi to the Big Goose Pagoda, located south of town. We paid the 25 Yen entry fee only to find out ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
eatdessertfirst
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The beginning
Mar 15, 2006
(28 photos)
"Beijing: The flight from Perth is decent; but the 8 hour transit in hong kong is death and the flight to beijing is so sickening that, despite the incredible levels of pollution, a ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
marktjhung
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Bloke and bird flu to China
May 13, 2006
"The air china flight was probably the most dangerous we had yet undertaken; everybody seemed to have caught bird flu in England and were exporting it back to where it came from. Th ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
easties
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Retards, Kings, Kids and Chocolate Factories
Aug 19, 2006
"I know some of you guys back at home will think this first story is so 'Catters' but bugger it here it is... Firstly after the massive effort that was getting in at 4am I stuffed u ..."
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catters
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Chinas Capital
May 2, 2006
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"Hong Kong was great, albeit expensive on our daily budget, which had to be upped and then some! Our room was a tiny box room, but it was cosy, we had our own loo and shower and a t ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
alinmattrtw2005
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Trans Mongolian Express: Day 7
Jul 31, 2006
(16 photos)
""Groovy" There was a day 7 on the train. Confused the hell out of us, as the journey only takes 5 days and 20 hours, but there you are. Since the JWs got off the train we were bles ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
foolsgold
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Arrive Beijing
Oct 5, 2005
(21 photos)
"Our train was amazingly quick considering the distance covered was pretty much the same as HK-Shanghai but somehow took 14 hours less. We finally pulled into Beijing Station just b ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
rbisset
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Seeing the places of dreams
May 27, 2006
"Gazing through the smog that has permanently settled on the city one can barely make out the structures that have made Beijing so famous. But if you look closely there they are - t ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
bootsmade4wlkin
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To Beijing in the East
Aug 17, 2005
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"The city of Hohot, despite its rather drab appearance, vindicates itself by providing some culinary delights. At hot pot restaurants each table has a big steaming bowl of spiced br ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
rachel_john
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Through Southern China in 24 hrs.
Jun 4, 2005
(27 photos)
"It's a 24 hour train ride from Hong Kong to Beijing. The food was pretty good on the train, and everybody we met were really nice. Beijing was fantastic except for the smog. People ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
surgeongeneral
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Day 1
Dec 28, 2005
(4 photos)
"Grand Hyatt ----- The hotel is very luxurious and in a great part of town. The one thing I noticed immediately is how modern the city looks. You can tell that everything had been b ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
oliver.wai
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One World, One Dream
Jul 18, 2005
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"Tian'anmen Square is physically the largest peoples square in the world, it's just aswell that the Chinese can lay claim to that, because unless you knew that fact you wouldn't thi ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
susan_g
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CHINA
Sep 26, 2005
(22 photos)
"China, what a difference a border makes! It seems like we are a million miles away from Siberia. The smells and sounds of exotic China fill the air, the weather is hot and humid. S ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
marc-patty
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apparently theres some kind of wall here
Nov 19, 2005
(25 photos)
"So we said our rapid goodbyes to India, in a typicaly crazy car journey, shared with an aussie who was on his way to interview nelson mandella and desmond tutu (thats what he said, ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
mills-mcshea
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Day 2: Arriving in Beijing
Aug 25, 2005
"We were taking bets as to whether Lorry would actually be at the airport in Beijing to meet us or not, but he was there. Good thing, because none of us were told which hotel we'd b ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
kvitkalily
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Beijing
Jan 11, 2005
(7 photos)
"After two days and nights on a train, I thought I would be exhausted when I arrived in Beijing. Since there really isn't much to do on a train, I ended up catching up on some much ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
arlash
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Bitch'n Beijing
Jul 31, 2005
(10 photos)
"Beijing; what a fantastic city, in fact our favourite in China. Took the hardseat from X'ian overnight; was a bit of a tough journey; packed into very upright seats, the lights sta ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
mhaebich
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China Crisis
Jul 4, 2005
(4 photos)
"Well, Moscow and the Trans Siberian was an experience, I used to think I loved packet noodles but I must say, they really wear thin. Snickers and water soon became a favoured diet ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
pidgeandpie
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Bustling Beijing
Jun 29, 2005
(7 photos)
"*Sniff* It was with a tear in my eye that I left UB and Mongolia, and to be honest I was getting a bit worried about the whole toilet situation that I'd heard about in China, not t ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
irax
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Beijing
May 19, 2005
(9 photos)
"Well we arrived in Beijing from London Heathrow after an over night flight on BA. The flight was legendary, your own TV and loads of free food. I think I'm the only person I know w ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
meercatvinny
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China
Aug 10, 2005
(9 photos)
"China, Wow, our time here is only short but it is already clear that I am going to have to come back here to do it properly (although apparantly you never can cos there is so much ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
bigmikey69
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Train #24 ulaanbaator to beijing we were ...
Aug 31, 2001
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"TRAIN #24 ULAANBAATOR TO BEIJING We were all well behaved on this train - no one dared drink too much beer for fear of being locked out of the toilets.... even unlocking them with ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
worldramblings
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The Forbidden City
Jun 25, 2005
(15 photos)
"Harmony, peace and union define the halls of the Forbidden City, in the heart of Beijing and the political heart of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The symbolism within t ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
lraleigh
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The Trip from Ulan Bator to Beijing
Sep 16, 2004
"Took the overnight sleeper to the border 5.00 pounds can't believe how cheap it is out here. Took about 3 hours to cross the border which consists of queing then 10 seconds actuall ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
martinandheike
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Beijing - duck, a big wall and more temples
Jun 13, 2005
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"We arrived in Beijing to be greeted by more rain and clouds (or is it pollution? we have a hard time distinguishing) but thankfully it soon cleared up for the rest of our stay. Aft ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
mightylongway
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Beijing and The Forbidden City
Sep 9, 2004
(5 photos)
"I went off to Beijing this weekend to meet my friend Justin, who I've now seen and hung out with in 6 countries (we think it's strange/cool), before he left on the next leg of his ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
trent
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Big, Big Beijing
Sep 16, 2004
"... in which the traveller wanders the Forbidden City and sees outer space from the Chinese Wall... BEIJING Finally, finally. The big city that has been looming as the turnaround p ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
jeroen
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Beijing is very busy this week.
Oct 5, 2004
(5 photos)
"Written by Jesse Train ride to Beijing We arrived in Beijing yesterday morning. The train ride here was 16 hours. It was far more enjoyable than the previous train. This particular ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
jessnel
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Bunny goes to Beijing
Oct 7, 2004
(52 photos)
"Well, we thought while we were in China and all we may as well hop over to Beijing. Had the National Day holiday, which is actually a week long (of course). This is not something t ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
chris-marianne
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Dynasties, Temples, Lakes, and Lotus
Nov 29, 2004
(5 photos)
"Ni Hao, Now be careful how you say that. You never know how it will come out depending on the inflection of your voice. According to my Mandarine Phrase book, "hitting the wrong to ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
donstump1
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The Forbidden City and the Great Wall
Mar 24, 2006
(12 photos)
"After our flight from Hong Kong we somehow managed to take buses and the subway and find Leo2 Hostel in Beijing where we stayed our first night. The next day we moved nextdoor to a ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
worldofbintang
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Impressions of Beijing
Jun 21, 2006
"It's been over three weeks that I have left China to travel to Mongolia. But let me recap on my three days in Beijing as an introduction to another 2-3 days after my return from Mo ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
grizzly
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Follow That Bird Flu
Mar 26, 2004
(5 photos)
""I can see A flag but I'm not sure if it's OUR flag." We've made it to Beijing and so finished the Trans-Siberian (more specifically the Trans-Mongolian) route. Absolutely fantasti ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
siscri
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It's a Dog Eat Dog world
Jul 21, 2005
(35 photos)
"Since we escaped the misty peaks of Sichuan and smoggy Chengdu, we have dragged our stinking carcasses all the way up to sunny Beijing. Met up with Chris again last night and of-co ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
bonkers
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Moscow to Beijing /Trans Siberian Part 1
May 19, 2004
(5 photos)
"Day 6 - Trans Mongolian (Scorchio not sure of temperature) Wake up to clear blue sky once more. During the night having left Yaroslavski station Moscow, we crossed the mighty Volga ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
leeandcathy
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Homeless in Beijing
Jun 27, 2003
(5 photos)
"The journey on the train from Mongolia (30 hours) felt like a lifetime. Travelling through Mongolia there was just nothing for hundreds and hundreds of miles. I was beginning to mi ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
hils
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Beijing - Part 1
Oct 18, 2003
(3 photos)
"The first thing we did upon arriving in Beijing was head to Tiananmen Square. At first we didn't even know if we were in 'the' square as it seems to have been filled in with so muc ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
lizandsteve
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Finalyy Internet connections
May 5, 2007
(2 photos)
"So china is not the best place to find an internet connection and when you do, you need to re mortgage the house to use it. So I have resorted to typing my blogs on my phone and th ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
jedsterr
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Lama Temple
Apr 26, 2005
(3 photos)
"I went to the Lama Temple today. It's a Tibetan-style temple, with prayer flags and prayer wheels and Tibetan writing. Cool. I also bought my ticket to Ulaan Baat ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
descoth
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Run run run as fast as you can
Jun 27, 2005
(3 photos)
"After what was quite possibly the most aggrivating travel experience I've ever had(feeling a little lost in translation)...we have arrived in Beijing. The plans we had for getting ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
katehoran
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China
Feb 24, 2006
"Before coming to China I had this idyllic view that all of china was going to be beautiful. My first view of china when I woke up was of litter, building sites, coal mines, polluti ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
ashermj
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Beijing
Jul 4, 2006
(7 photos)
"Now that we are in Beijing we finally feel in China. We had some wonderful walks in the center, between the old hutongs, trying the food and as usual...shopping. Since the beginnin ..."
A travel blog entry from Beijing by
wamba
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Arrived in Beijing
May 12, 2006
"We started our visit to Beijing with a visit to the forbidden city, which was dampened a bit by rains. Friday night we got to see some incredible Chinese acrobatics at the theater. ..."
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gojoadventures
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