The Great Wall
(in Photos)
Amidst all the talk about making countries ‘great’ again, and building walls, my journey to China began to take on more meaning than I’d anticipated.
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Amidst all the talk about making countries ‘great’ again, and building walls, my journey to China began to take on more meaning than I’d anticipated.
Read more "The Great WallWith Chinese airlines increasing routes, growing numbers of people are visiting the major Chinese cities for short stopovers between flights. Though getting a Chinese visa can be complicated, tourists are permitted to stay in Shanghai or Beijing for up to 72 hours on a special transit visa which is much easier to obtain. So, if […]
Read more "One Day in Shanghai:The very first thing I ever wrote on my bucket list – long before it made it onto the internet – was “see the northern lights”. And when I visited Iceland in 2012, that was my goal. It didn’t happen on that trip, but I still fell in love with Iceland’s incredible icebergs, volcanoes and waterfalls (read […]
Read more "Aurora Hunting in Iceland (In Photos)"My love letter to Santorini, in five rose-tinted moments.
Read more "Five Moments in Santorini"Everyone knows Greeks are very proud of their flag, with its stripes of azure and white. I never made any connection between the color of the Greek flag and the nation of Greece, until I visited the tiny island of Zakynthos. An island where caves are filled with sparkling azure water. Where majestic white cliffs […]
Read more "The White Cliffs of Zakynthos"So, Albania is awesome. My memory of it is primarily farmland and mountains. With the odd ruin thrown in for good measure. And then suddenly, you hit Gjirokastër. The little town right by the Greek border, where we only really intended to change cars. Quaint but unassuming, you’d never guess the awesomeness it hides.
Read more "Albania’s Hidden Awesome Castle"My vision of Dubrovnik, Croatia is pretty much the stereotypical paradise. Glorious sunshine beams down onto orange roofs, and the azure sky goes on forever. It’s an endless maze of alleyways and marble steps. With beaches and islands to explore. And the perfect vantage point to observe it all from afar. At least, that’s my memory of Dubrovnik from […]
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