Xingping Ancient Town I found myself sleeping well at a bottom of a double deck bed at the hostel staff’s room in Yangshuo. We hurried the accommodations the day before, so we had to settle for that. I was now with Raymond, Ariel, a young Chinese couple, and another enthusiastic lady companion who appeared to … Continue reading The Guilin/Yangshuo Weekend: Part 2
Longji rice terraces Without referencing to the plane ticket, my email inbox, and a calendar, I would just say the decision to take a solo trip to Guilin went through because an officemate helped me book my flight online the night before my trip. I remember finding myself in an airline office just a few … Continue reading The Guilin/Yangshuo Weekend: Part 1
The break to the nine-month blogging hiatus is going to be about what has become a regular, semi-daily routine for me: biking. My first bike here was an Oyama folding bike, which I bought on my first year. The justification in getting one boiled down to why-not, because-I-can, and this-is-China-bikes-are-everywhere. I chose a folding bike … Continue reading Biking In and Around Shanghai
Manjanggul Cave (만장굴) Today’s tour was for the East Course, which had two UNESCO World Heritage sites on its list (Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak, and Manjang Cave; Jeju women divers were also recently put into the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List), which I would safely assume were the main reasons the only seats available on the … Continue reading Jeju Island, South Korea: Day 4