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 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…
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…
Where I Went Urumqi & Turpan, Xinjiang Province Lin’an, Zhejiang Province Best on the Blog Lhasa, Tibet – This is one of two posts about my time in Tibet. Best on Instagram Shannan, Tibet – Sunset at Everest Base Camp – Books I Read We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed…
We got in from Chennai in the evening, so the morning was our first proper look at Pondicherry. The view from our hotel room We got up pretty early and headed to Auroville. Auroville is a spiritual community just outside of Pondicherry. They follow the teachings of the Mother, and have built a fairly large,…
This year was my first Christmas without my family and it was a really interesting Christmas. China is probably the least Christmas-y place to spend Christmas. Practically no one knows what Christmas actually is and very few people knew when it was. Nevertheless, we tried to make our own Christmas spirit. We bought a Christmas…
It just so happened to work out that I was in Finland this year for the 4th of July. I’m not the most patriotic person in the world, but I realized this past year that I am more attached to traditions than I thought I was. Last year, Thanksgiving didn’t really feel like Thanksgiving. I…