Sleeping on the Great Wall of China

August 1st, 2011 by china hotel and travel No comments »

No matter how big or small, every one has a travel dream. That dream can range from sampling every brewery in your home state or climbing a local mountain to running with the bulls in Pamplona, joining the mile high club (the new Airbus does not count), getting wasted at the Rio Carnival or being romanced on the Eiffel tower. One of my most compelling travel dreams has been to sleep on the Great Wall of China.

The first time I walked the Great Wall was at Simatai a few years ago during China’s Spring festival with a tour group from a Beijing youth hostel. While admiring the view from an ancient gate house after a several hour walk on the wall, I was struck by the idea of just how cool it would be to sleep on the wall. From that moment on I’ve been slightly obsessed with the dream of sleeping on the wall.

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Cheap London Hotel Rooms in Central London

August 1st, 2011 by china hotel and travel No comments »

There are many cheap London hotel rooms in central London which include 2 and 3 star hotels, budget hotels and bed and breakfast hotels in the center of town.

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Staying in cheap London hotel rooms in central London does not have to be expensive as there are many hotels with excellent accommodation at affordable prices. For example, the popular 3 star St Giles hotel is in a great location, close to Oxford Street and within walking distance of trendy Covent Garden. Other popular 3 star hotels include the Royal National and Imperial Hotel which is located on Russell Square and just a stones throw away from Russell Square underground station. All the shops, restaurants, bars, clubs and theatres, the British Museum and many famous London universities are all nearby. The Bedford Hotel in Southampton Row is within walking distance of Russell Square, Holborn and Covent Garden tube stations. There are so many cheap London hotel rooms in this area that you really are spoilt for choice.

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