Monthly Recap: August 2017

This is what I got up to in August! Where I Went Little Rock and Bentonville, Arkansas Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina The Great Smoky Mountain National Park Winnsboro, South Carolina Washington, D.C.,  Philadelphia, and Newburgh, USA Edinburgh, Scotland Best on Instagram Back in Edinburgh Best on the Blog Huashan and China’s Most Dangerous Hiking…

Jiayuguan – the End of the Great Wall

We got into Jiayuguan from Dunhuang around lunchtime, rested for a bit, then went to see the end of the Great Wall! We got to the park, bought our tickets, and quickly spotted the wall. We quickly realized that the site is completely reconstructed. Everything looks pretty new.  They had a lot of cultural events…

Dunhuang and the Best Hostel in China

We arrived in Dunhuang around 7am from Zhangye and headed into town to find our hostel. We actually found out that where we were staying that night didn’t open until 6pm, but they had an affiliated hostel, where we could go first. They were so nice there! We were staying at 敦煌国际沙漠露营基地, but the other hostel…

Dunhuang and the Best Hostel in China

We arrived in Dunhuang around 7am from Zhangye and headed into town to find our hostel. We actually found out that where we were staying that night didn’t open until 6pm, but they had an affiliated hostel, where we could go first. They were so nice there! We were staying at 敦煌国际沙漠露营基地, but the other hostel…

Zhangye and China’s Rainbow Mountains

We arrived in Zhangye in the evening. We arranged a driver to take us with some other tourists to both the Rainbow Mountains and to Mati Temple.  We left pretty early in the morning and made it to Mati Si (Horse footprint temple) around when it opened. It’s a Buddhist temple carved into the side…

Xining and Qinghai Lake

After the long bus ride from Xiahe, we finally made it to Xining.  We got the bus to our hostel and decided to take the whole afternoon off from sight seeing and public transportation. While I was reading or something, the guy who was working reception made me some tea and we chatted for a…