{"id":400,"date":"2014-08-31T21:16:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T13:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roblilwall.firstdaysdigital.com\/?p=400"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:20:59","slug":"nat-geo-traveller-notes-from-an-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roblilwall.com\/en-my\/blog\/2014\/08\/31\/nat-geo-traveller-notes-from-an-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Nat Geo Traveller: Notes from an Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roblilwall.com\/en-my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/04\/nat-geo-traveller-rob-lilwall-news-424x600.png\" alt=\"\" \/>An article I recently wrote for the National Geographic Traveller on my favourite part of China during the 5,000km walk from the Gobi Desert to Hong Kong. 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