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Fall Break Recap: Part Two
Hello, again! This post will cover Thursday through my second Sunday of Fall Break. After this, I’m heading to Shanghai, so more travel stories to come. Hope you enjoy! Thursday If you recall, Wednesday was my day of 30,000 steps, so I decided to sleep in a bit on Thursday before spending my morning in…
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Fall Break Recap: Part One
Hello, friends! I’m here with a recap of my fall break, Sunday through Wednesday. This would be a monster post if I included pictures and travels from the whole week, so it’s coming in two parts. Enjoy! Sunday For once, I did something interesting on a Sunday! To kick off my fall break, I visited…
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Weekend Excursion: The Great Wall of China
Hello! This past weekend, I traveled to Hebei Province to hike a section of the Great Wall of China, built in the Ming Dynasty. My cohort took the train to the outskirts of Beijing, then drove to a rural family home in a city called Chenjiapu, where we stayed overnight after hiking. Here are the…
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Weekend Excursion: The Summer Palace
After a long second week of work, we hit the road and headed for The Summer Palace. Just off the Kunming River, this place could be its own city with hundreds of ancient structures on two square miles of land and water. It’s stunning, and very tranquil if you visit on a rainy day like…