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Old 01-02-2010, 05:00 PM
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Default How to Trek the Whole Length of the Great Wall of China

Vast oversimplification . . . or a joke?

http://www.ehow.com/how_5576494_trek...all-china.html
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Vast oversimplification . . . or a joke?

http://www.ehow.com/how_5576494_trek...all-china.html
What kind of information is this supposed to be? There is nothing really wrong statement, some are reasonable. But I do not get the feeling this is written by anybody who did the walk and it is not supposed to propose the walk.
All in all nothing new, nothing special and nothing really helpful. The western part of the wall is much more difficult than described, the eastern part (Hebei, southern Liaoning) is in a different way even more difficult as well as the far east of Liaoning.


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What a load of rubbish. You find more information here than that. Ignore it
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Default Re: How to Trek the Whole Length of the Great Wall of China

This comment was news to me...

"Foreign tourists are generally not allowed to stay in hotels with fewer than 3 stars."

One of her references is a much more believable blog...
http://greatwalltrek.info/media/

There is even a list of items he packed. Bryan and Kim may be interested in this list. I suspect the pack is heavier than Bryan would prefer though. He even carried a Macbook!
http://greatwalltrek.info/gear/gear-list

I am not sure where he charged it, from time to time. He claims to have done this solo. Maybe he neglected to note the taxi carrying his gear.
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This comment was news to me...

"Foreign tourists are generally not allowed to stay in hotels with fewer than 3 stars."
I have yet to be denied...

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One of her references is a much more believable blog...
http://greatwalltrek.info/media/

There is even a list of items he packed. Bryan and Kim may be interested in this list. I suspect the pack is heavier than Bryan would prefer though. He even carried a Macbook!
http://greatwalltrek.info/gear/gear-list

I am not sure where he charged it, from time to time. He claims to have done this solo. Maybe he neglected to note the taxi carrying his gear.
That blog belongs to Mark Scholinz, a very friendly guy.
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