When you’re young, there are some things you just take for granted, you assume are no-brainers. You don’t yet understand the way that life twists and turns and throws your no-brainers off in ways you never could have anticipated. I never, ever, ever could have imagined a world where I would not be present atContinue reading “Midnight in Shanghai: The Paris of the East”
Yearly Archives: 2024
Ningxia: Into the Desert
As we continued on our end-of-summer adventure through Ningxia (click HERE to read Part 1!) our next stop would have us once again hopping back and forth throughout time as we learned about the incredible depth of history in this area of China. (Seriously, there’s just SO MUCH.) We prepared for another hot day outsideContinue reading “Ningxia: Into the Desert”
Ningxia: The Lost Xixia Dynasty
After heading back to Shanghai from Hainan (we’re time traveling back to August of 2022 for this post as I continue to work towards catching up!), we assumed our holiday travels were done for the summer as restrictions and limitations due to the pandemic were still pretty prevalent. But then, with a few weeks leftContinue reading “Ningxia: The Lost Xixia Dynasty”
Summertime in Sanya 2: Return Visit
Hello again! It has been… a while. Unsurprisingly, I have once again fallen rather behind in keeping this blog updated with my travels and adventures while living abroad. (Turns out having a time-consuming job and chaotic brain chemicals will do that to you.) I’ve not posted in over a year, and am two years behindContinue reading “Summertime in Sanya 2: Return Visit”
Adventure in the Great Wide Somewhere 