Okay, disaster might be a little bit of a strong word. But it was one of the worst days of my trip. We got up at 5am or something ridiculous like that. We took the subway to the bus station and got on the wrong train, which delayed us a bit. We got on a…
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After arriving at 3am on the cheapest flight I could manage, I slept for a few hours then we got right to sight seeing on our first day in Bangkok. We got off in the centre, then walked towards the temple we were going to. On the way, we were admiring the colonial architecture. Such…
As I mentioned in my January monthly recap, I was pretty sick after I came back from India. When I got back I finished up an essay I had due, actually ended up missing my final exams because I was so sick. I recovered just in time to start my travels for the Spring Festival…
This is the last post in my series about my trip to India. Click here to read the previous post. We woke up and had a big breakfast at the hotel then headed into town to the main temple. This was just an absolutely incredible temple. It’s the largest operating Hindu temple in the world…
This is the next post about my trip to India. If you haven’t read the previous post about this trip, click here. In the morning, we waited for plans to be confirmed and waited for our cars to pick us up. As soon as we were ready, we headed to Ramarpatham temple, which has significance…
I know it’s been a while since I last posted about my India trip, but I have a couple more posts to write. If you want a refresher, check out the last post.In the morning, we left our beautiful resort just outside of town. We went to Brihadeeswarar Temple (also known as Rajarajeswara Temple, which…
I haven’t written much on this blog lately, and to be honest I probably won’t be updating very much in the next few weeks. As I said in my last monthly recap, it’s been a crazy time for me. February was no exception. But this time it was crazy in an almost exclusively good way….
November has been a really good month! Keep reading to see what I got up to this month. Places I Went Shengzhou, China Shanghai, China Xi’an, China Best on the Blog A Taste of Shengzhou – this is the blog post I wrote about my trip to Shengzhou with a TV crew. I had a really…
I recently spent 4 days in Xi’an, which is the capital city in Shaanxi Province, China. I had an absolutely amazing time, so I thought I would share my top 5 activities in Xi’an. 1. Terracotta Warriors This one is pretty obvious. This is the reason most people outside of China have heard of Xi’an….
This week I went to Xi’an and had an absolutely amazing experience. One of my favorite places we went was the Muslim Quarter and this is why I loved it so much. The Muslim Quarter is a neighborhood in Xi’an where the Muslim influence is quite evident. There are several mosques, lots of people walking…