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Racist Beijing taxi drivers!!

Beijing is a modern bustling western city yet strangely very chinese at the same time. Along the main streets, you'll see women sporting the latest western fashions driving the latest sports ca...

Its a truly Great Wall of China

These were apparently the words of Ronald Regan - a man of immense depth as described by his insightful statement. Yes, today we went to see the most famous sight in China, the famous Great Wall. ...

How to exhaust your credit card in one day

Rule number one. Husbands - do NOT let your wife enter the clothes shops in Beijing. Why? Because stuff is incredibly cheap. Thus, once they enter, you're in for a day of wandering the streets ...

VIsiting the Shaolin Monks

If you've never heard of the Shaolin monks then shame on you. They were the guys who invented Kung Fu and now travel the world doing shows and charging lots of money. A humble lot as you can gu...

Why shopping can seriously stuff you up

Only one word to describe what we did today. Shopping!! Melenie could no longer resist the temptations of the cheap cheap clothes out here, so off she was spending like a mad woman. I must ...