Shanghai ∙ Lifestyle ∙ Travel
In the last two months, I’ve managed to check off two big bucket list items. One of them was traveling to Gansu Province in the remote northwestern area of China. What’s there, you ask? Well, let me show you. Gansu Province, located on the edge of the Tibetan plateau, is often synonymous with the ancient…
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Summer is just around the corner here in Shanghai (or at least that’s what I’d like to believe), but before switching into total spring-mode, Robert and I decided to head up north to Harbin for some serious sub-zero temperatures. The city of Harbin isn’t very well known outside of China, but out here it’s super…
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One of the perks of living in China is having the 7-day Spring Festival national holiday to celebrate Chinese New Year. Everyone is off work and school, which translates into the largest human migration in the world. People pour out of big cities, and most streets, restaurants and shops become eerily quiet and deserted for…
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Last week China celebrated it’s annual 7-day National Holiday known as Golden Week. The country pretty much shuts down for a full week and the busy, crowded streets of China’s megacities become deserted and quiet. Most locals take the opportunity to travel to their hometowns to be with family, and most expats leave the country…
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Hello dear friends, I’m back from radio silence! It’s been a bit hectic for the last couple of weeks, especially since we’re in the middle of finally moving in to our new apartment, yay! We also went on a quick two and a half day trip to Seoul last week. Robert had to go for…
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