From not-really-in-Xi’an South to Chongqing, most of the ride was spent sleeping, since we left at 9pm and arrived at 7:30am. I figured that I would wake up at 6:45 to eat something and get my stuff ready; the cabin employee woke everyone up at 6 to tell us to fold up our sheets, pack,…
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My trip started with a good laugh on the bus from Dengfeng to Zhengzhou, because the temperature gauge said 63°C. That’s 145°F. I’d be dead, if that was the real temperature. After commuting through the Dengfeng bus station to Zhengzhou and taking the train to Xi’an, I arrived at the Xi’an 7 Sages Bell Tower…
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After arriving back in Beijing from DPRK, I was stoked to find my British friend from the train, J, still at the hostel when I returned. He was there for one more night, just like I would be, so it was good to see a familiar face and have someone to share all of my…
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After arriving in Beijing (and all of us being super excited about being in China for the first time), I was going to the same hostel as J from England, the Austrian J was going somewhere different, and C was going to yet somewhere different. We agreed to check-in to our respective hostels and then…
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I’m posting out of order, but I’m still in Beijing and will have a lot to cover. The Great Wall of China is something I’ve always wanted to see, so I’m really glad I got here. After talking with J, J & C, we debated between going on our own vs. a tour and decided…
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