Russia Experience » Beijing http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk Trans-Siberian Railway Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:10:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3 Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure: Episode #1 http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/joanna-lumleys-trans-siberian-adventure-episode-1/ http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/joanna-lumleys-trans-siberian-adventure-episode-1/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:40:34 +0000 http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/?p=5746 Last Sunday’s initial episode set the pace for a trans-cultural sensory assault that leaves the viewer with a semi-formed “Wow” on the lips, pointing at fleeting wonders whilst trying to hang on through another visual culture shock or revelatory nugget delivered in Joanna’s velvet tones....

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]]> http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/joanna-lumleys-trans-siberian-adventure-episode-1/feed/ 0 Take an epic journey through China http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/tourist-hotspots-china/ http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/tourist-hotspots-china/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:00:00 +0000 http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/?p=4206 Here are some of the famous places you could include on your epic tour through China. ...

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]]> http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/arrival-beijing-20/feed/ 0 Arrival: Beijing #17 http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/arrival-beijing-17-mount-taishan/ http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/arrival-beijing-17-mount-taishan/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:00:53 +0000 http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/?p=3083 We're still in Beijing with our expat, finding out more about the ancients roots of Chinese healing systems. ...

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]]> http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/arrival-beijing-16/feed/ 0 Arrival: Beijing #14 http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/arrival-beijing-14/ http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/arrival-beijing-14/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:00:46 +0000 http://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/?p=3029 We get an inside-out view of local life in Beijing, from chatting to an expatriate resident in the city. ...

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