We hiked the Great Wall a few days ago. The plan was to be dropped off about 11okm north-east of Beijing at the Jinshanling entranceto the Wall, and hike the 10km or so to the Simatai Great Wall portion. Sounds interesting: the Lonely Planet said it was not for the faint-hearted, but would take about … Continue reading The China Logs: The Great Wall
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The China Logs: Chinglish
A week into our odyssey and I am settling in at last. The past week has been a whirlwind of activity and confusion and excitement and frustration and highs and lows and triumphs and cock-ups. I got to enjoy Shanghai before we left on Monday afternoon - I think my initial shake-up was simply culture … Continue reading The China Logs: Chinglish
The China Logs: Shanghai
Yes, friends, the Captain's Log is back (for those of you who remember my original postings online way back in the late 90s). Orlando and I planned to update the websites as we went along in China, but unfortunately we didn't plan for the vagaries of Chinese internet access. We can't access our website write … Continue reading The China Logs: Shanghai
Interesting Facts About Australia
Australia is huge. This is the first thing I have learned about our new home. Its total area is 7.7 million square kilometres. Australia is about 30 times bigger than the UK, but its population is one-third that of the UK. It is also about three-quarters the size of the USA, but Australia's population is … Continue reading Interesting Facts About Australia
Máiréad Doyle 