The PLA Couldn’t Keep Us Away When the DH and I travel we rarely make elaborate itineraries, preferring to meander around with a few set destinations in mind. I prepare for these trips by reading travel blogs, forums and guidebooks. I get a reasonable idea of what is out there and then we just go [...]
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A Surprise Holiday to Xinjiang Province China’s National Day is coming up, which means another Golden Week. Although our school was initially set to work during the nation-wide week-long holiday, it looks like we’ve got a surprise! holiday. We’re thinking about going to the far west province of Xinjiang. Yes, the one that had all [...]
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Tales From Guangzhou I’m back from Guangzhou and pleased to report that I speak pretty darn good English. I will not know the results of my exam for two weeks, but I’m sure I did okay. This was my first trip to Guangzhou, and I only saw a tiny little corner of the city, but [...]
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Wordless Wednesday #26 Airport security won’t let your deodorant through? Check it in!
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China Reflections I’m back in Linyi and to be perfectly honest, I am suffering from some serious post-vacation blahs. I am not at all sure how I feel about being back in China. Or more specifically, Linyi. This little city is feeling just a little bit too little these days. September 1st was the fourth [...]
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A Layover Story Our Shanghai – Amsterdam flight arrived at 0505. Although our original plan was to spend a day and a half in the city, we decided we would extend our layover on the return leg. Our flight to Madrid departed at 1010. Five hours… what to do? The train to Amsterdam Central Station [...]
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The jet lag is killing me. I’ve had 3 coffees this afternoon, strong espresso-type coffees, and my eyes are still heavy. All I want to do is sleep. I can’t think in English or Spanish. 36 hours of travel… I’ll be back when I’m coherent!
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Why is packing a suitcase such a pain in the arse? This isn’t exactly rocket science, but something happens to me when I look into that empty suitcase abyss. I can no longer think rationally about the items required for travel. I wander around looking at shoes and clothes and hair dryers and I suddenly [...]
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What a day. It is cloudy and rainy. The perfect day to be at home in bed. I have been tempted multiple times today to just put my head down and sleep. Instead, I have been researching ticket options for our upcoming trip to Spain. I am always astounded by prices. But what can you [...]
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I'm an American expat living on the fringe of Chinese society. Thanks to a lifetime spent moving around, I often feel like an outsider. This blog explores life in Beijing, China, the occasional aviation topic, expat issues, random travel experiences and interesting things I see, read and hear. If you want to know more about my latest hobby, visit Sewing on the Fringe, where I blog about learning to sew in Beijing. And for daily documentation of Beijing's ever changing air quality, visit My Beijing Window. And, yes, I do wear my santa hat year-round. ;)
