Why You Shouldn’t Skip Bangkok
Everybody says to avoid Bangkok if you’re traveling to Thailand. This mega-city is portrayed as a dirty, crowded, perverted cesspool. […]
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Destinations
Posts about travel and traveling. Maybe to different places. Maybe the same place.
Yangshuo China’s Awe-Inspiring Awkward Metaphors
Here’s the problem with visiting beautiful places: we’re limited by language to using cliché descriptive words and awkward metaphors. I
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Why Beijing is One of the World’s Awesomest Cities
The world has many fascinating cities. Grand amalgamations of humanity that bustle with culture and energy. When I first visited
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Beihai Park: My New Favorite Green Blob
Sometimes you find an amazing travel experience through extensive research and planning. Other times, you just sort of randomly stumble
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Fragrant Hills Park: a New View of Beijing
Where can you find nature in a city of 20 million people? At first glance, Beijing seems like the last
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The Summer Palace in Beijing: the World’s Nicest Birthday Gift
Sometimes the most peaceful places have histories full of war, embezzlement, and imperial collapse. How could on Earth could a
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The Great Wall of China is Actually Pretty Great
Is there a location that says “iconic China” any more than the Great Wall? No other site is as wrapped
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China, Destinations, Love in the Time of COVID-19
How China’s COVID-19 Delta Variant Outbreak Ruined My Summer Vacation
Despite China’s best efforts, the dreaded Delta variant of COVID-19 recently slammed into the country with a vengeance. The total
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Qiuxia Garden: An Ancient Chinese Garden in Shanghai’s Backyard
If you’re looking for an escape from Shanghai’s overwhelming glistening modernity, you could do a lot worse than Qiuxia Garden.
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How to Save Money for Travel: A Guide for Working Class People
2021 might be the best year to learn how to save money for travel. Who knows what will happen with
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