It’s been a hectic few months and it shows no sign of settling down. Here’s what I got up to for the past two months! Where I WentLondon, UK China: Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shangri-la, Lijiang, Kunming, Xingping, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Zhoushan, and back to Beijing. Scotland: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Skye, North Coast…
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Last year, during my Spring Festival holiday, I went on a big trip around China and one stop was Guilin and Yangshuo in Guangxi Province. This summer, I had the opportunity to go back and experience the area in a different way.
I spent a week in London staying with someone I know from London, so I had the opportunity to do quite a lot of things in London. I went to London three years ago, and that’s when I did all the main touristy things. This time I wanted to find some things a little bit…
Last September, I started the West Highland Way with my flatmate, Louisa. We made it about halfway and then she got Achilles heel tendinitis, so we had to get off the trail and go back to Edinburgh earlier than we planned. A few months ago we made plans to start back where we left off…
This is what I got up to in May!Places I WentWest Highland Way, ScotlandLondon, UK What I ReadChina’s Second Continent by Howard W. French. I read this book because I had started it hoping it would be relevant to one of my exams. I wasn’t able to finish it before the exam – and in…
Here’s what I got up to this month.Where I WentEdinburgh – another month without travel! What I ReadI didn’t manage to finish any books this month, but I did start two books. Hopefully I’ll finish them after exams. What I’ve Been Listening To I haven’t really found any new music this month, but I do…
Hint: coffee. As I am starting my final week of my undergraduate degree this week, I thought I would reflect on a few things I’ve been doing recently that have helped me stay on top of things. The first thing is Bullet Journaling. I am in love with my bullet journal. I think this is…
This is what I got up to this month. Where I WentEdinburgh, UK – a month without travel! What I Read Old Demons, New Deities – This is a collection of modern Tibetan short stories. I normally don’t read fiction, but this is one of the best things I’ve read in a while. It’s a…
Here’s what was going on in February. Where I went this month:Pentlands, Edinburgh, ScotlandParis, France What I Read:I read this book about the Long March. It wasn’t very good, but I needed to get an overview of the Long March for an essay I’m writing soon. I’m reading a book of Tibetan short stories now,…
I’ve just gotten back from a 4-day trip to Paris! Here’s what I got up to… I planned this trip because we had a reading week, like we do every year. In previous years, I went to Italy or Bavaria. This year I went to Paris! I worked straight through the weekend and every day…