Thailand: Disaster in Koh Lan

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…

Thailand: Bangkok

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…

Spring Festival Travels: Overview

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…

Tamil Nadu, India: Madurai to China

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…

Monthly Recap: February 2017

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….

Monthly Recap: November

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…

Top 5 Things in Xi’an, China

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….

Muslim Quarter, 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…