Monthly Recap: June 2017

Where I Went Shanghai, China Qingdao, Shandong, China Luoyang, Henan, China Huashan and Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Xiahe, Zhangye, Dunhuang, and Jiayuguan, Gansu, China Xining and Qinghai Lake, China For the last half of the month I was backpacking around China. Blog posts about everywhere I went to come! Best on InstagramThis one is from Qinghai…

Packing for Backpacking in China

I’m heading off in a couple of hours to backpack around China. This is what I’m taking with me. I’m taking a 35L Karrimor backpack and a 10L stuff-stack Quechua backpack. I’m taking my clothes in my packing cubes, which I got from Amazon – they’re the Amazon basics brand. I originally wanted the Eagle…

Packing for Costa Rica

Here’s everything I’m bringing on my 10-day trip to Costa Rica and how I packed it. My Carry-On: This bag from Target was a recent birthday gift from a friend. Although patriotism is not normally my thing, I’m excited to try one of these cute rucksacks.  These are all the toiletries I put in my Eagle Creek Toiletries…