In Transit – Beijing to Xi’an

We’re currently sitting in Beijing’s second airport, Nanyuan, which is located in the south of Beijing proper.  Unlike the premiere airport, this second class citizen – a former air force base – has all the charm of a brick to the head, with a brusque and even unapologetic attitude from staff and generally a grim […]

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Xi’an – Day Trip

Today we bid adieu to our brief, baffling and unsettling stopover in Beijing and continued our way back towards home.  Our final destination before returning to HangZhou is the old city of Xi’an, one of the older inland former capitals of China.  It is home to the world famous Terracotta Warriors, and much, much more. […]

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Harbin – Day 2

We began the day at the Harbin Shangri-la hotel in downtown Harbin in the north east of China, north of North Korea and to the north west of Vladivostok, Russia.  Our room was in the Horizon class, so we were able to experience use of the excellent Horizon Lounge, where we took breakfast this morning […]

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