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Lijiang to Chengdu on a Tandem Bicycle Part 3: Climbing Onto the Plateau

Posted November 09, 2016 by Cara Crawford

After the terrible road conditions we traversed yesterday, we were anxiously awaiting the intersection of highway G318, China’s route 66, which would guarantee us a good road for the rest of the trip. I have literally never looked forward to seeing a specific road so much in my life (seems ...

Traveling Abroad Has Changed My Life, and It Can Change Yours Too

Posted November 07, 2016 by Cara Crawford

My friends and family used to tell me all the time that I lived under a rock. It was a good rock. Safe, comfortable, and filled with all the things I loved. In many ways, it was the perfect place, and I thrived there for years, until one day, the rock wasn’t enough anymore. I had grown, and m...

Lijiang to Chengdu on a Tandem Bicycle Part 2: Along the Tibetan Boarder

Posted November 04, 2016 by Cara Crawford

More gorgeous scenery awaited us as we rode out of old town Shangri-La. Today we were descending down the mountain that so painfully took us five hours to climb just two days before. Eventually we were to make it over 4600 m of elevation, 1300 m higher than Shangri-La, but as if 1300 ...

Shangri-La, China: More Than Just a Name?

Posted October 26, 2016 by Cara Crawford

The name Shangri-La has become ubiquitous with paradise. It calls to mind visions of picturesque landscapes untouched by human hands, a last vestige of truly pristine nature, where people live in harmony with the world around them. It’s a place cloaked in mystery, part fantasy, part reality, wher...

Lijiang to Chengdu on a Tandem Bicycle Part 1: Riding to Shangri-La

Posted October 18, 2016 by Cara Crawford

The view out the window was an expanse of white one second and full of towering mountains the next as the plane descended out of the low hanging clouds and landed on the runway, sandwiched between two mountains. We arrived in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China, the start of our two week long bike ...

VIDEO: Cycling Along the Himalayan Plateau

Posted October 14, 2016 by Cara Crawford

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8 Reasons Why China Should Be Your Next Travel Destination

Posted September 24, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Nothing is more off-the-beaten path than China, and by off the beaten path I mean basically another planet. The scenery, people, and culture is nothing short of out of this world. While Southeast Asia has blossomed in popularity, China remains off the radar, making it an awesome place for some tr...

Zhuhai Island Guide

Posted September 15, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Zhuhai is home to 217 islands, most of which are super tiny and uninhabited, but, the few that are inhabited, are totally worth exploring, and with clean blue water, mountain trails, and spectacular seafood, I highly recommend a trip. These islands are relatively unknown to foreigners, and as us...

Exploring Shangchuan Island

Posted August 31, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Nothing embodies the spirit of summer like playing in the water. And nothing kills that spirit more than living at a beach that is too nasty to swim in (pollution, China, you know where I’m going with this). Thankfully, Zhuhai is home to a host of islands right off the coast with lovely blue wa...

Unlocking the Mystery of Those Mysterious Red Circles: Experiencing Cupping in China

Posted August 23, 2016 by Cara Crawford

The confusion surrounding the mysterious red circles seen on U.S. Olympic athletes at this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio has made news headlines around the world, the most popular, of course, being a picture of world-renowned swimmer Michael Phelps. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler So what exactly are...

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Cara Crawford

Lijiang to Chengdu on a Tandem Bicycle Part 3: Climbing Onto the Plateau

Traveling Abroad Has Changed My Life, and It Can Change Yours Too

Lijiang to Chengdu on a Tandem Bicycle Part 2: Along the Tibetan Boarder

Shangri-La, China: More Than Just a Name?

Lijiang to Chengdu on a Tandem Bicycle Part 1: Riding to Shangri-La

VIDEO: Cycling Along the Himalayan Plateau

8 Reasons Why China Should Be Your Next Travel Destination

Zhuhai Island Guide

Exploring Shangchuan Island

Unlocking the Mystery of Those Mysterious Red Circles: Experiencing Cupping in China

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