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Bifengxia Zoo: Pandas Gone Wrong

Posted April 05, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Our travels today took us to Bifengxia, the home of the Bifengxia Panda Base, for more fuzzy Panda sightings. Well…so we thought… Once again, I pestered our friendly hostel receptionists for advice about how to get to Bifengxia (I mean they should be used to it by now). They looked up...

Face to Face With The World’s Largest Buddha

Posted April 05, 2016 by Cara Crawford

The Giant Buddha in Leshan, a two hour bus ride away from Chengdu, was a must see on our trip. From Xiannanmen bus station in downtown Chengdu, we bought two one way tickets to Leshan. In China, you buy your tickets at the departing station, as a result, round trip tickets are a rarity, and if ...

Meeting Pandas in Chengdu

Posted February 16, 2016 by Cara Crawford

My friend and I hopped on a plane from Zhuhai to Chengdu to check out the awesomeness of Sichuan province, home to China’s giant pandas. As with most visits to tourist locations, I generally rely on the receptionists at the hostel or hotel for the inside scoop about on the local hot s...

Foreign Illness in a Foreign City: Experiencing the “Best” Hospital in Chengdu

Posted February 08, 2016 by Cara Crawford

We have officially had our first visitor from the U.S.! My friend arrived mid-January, and after a few days getting over jetlag, dealing with sickness, and exploring some local sights around Zhuhai, we set off to explore the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province. She had, unfortunately,...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Posted December 24, 2015 by Cara Crawford

It is quite the quiet Christmas here on the other side of the world (not to be confused with actual silence, as that is impossible to find in China) as we have come upon our first holiday season devoid of family, Christmas spirit, or really any understanding of what Christmas even is. Th...

How To Hike Mount Olympus, Greece: A 2-Day Summit Trek to Mytikas Peak

Posted October 06, 2015 by Cara Crawford

Getting to Litohoro, the town at the base of Mount Olympus, was like playing a game of “how can we take as many different modes of transportation as possible”. We took a flight from Hania to Thessaloniki, where we then hopped on a bus from the airport to the train station, got on a train, and fi...

Hiking Samaria Gorge

Posted October 03, 2015 by Cara Crawford

After one night’s sleep in the port city of Heraklion, Crete, we took the morning bus to Hania (also seen spelled Chania) where we would stay to explore and hike the Samaria Gorge. Our two hour bus ride was well worth it for this charming old style town. Narrow, winding pedestrian streets are ...

Sailing With Dolphins on Naxos Island, Greece

Posted October 02, 2015 by Cara Crawford

Half an hour on the metro from Athens city center took us to Piraeus, the main port of Athens in which you can take a ferry to one of Greece’s countless islands, or even over to Italy for a whole other adventure entirely. Our destination this morning was Naxos, the largest of the Greek Cycladic i...

Athens Adventures

Posted October 01, 2015 by Cara Crawford

“Honey, We are not in China anymore.” This was the phrase that ultimately describes our first day in Greece, and it was absolutely, one hundred percent fabulous! Even at the airport in Athens the fabulousness began, as we exited and had motorcycles and cars literally stop for us to ...

The BEST Way to Experience Guilin: Li River Bamboo Raft

Posted August 21, 2015 by Cara Crawford

No visit to Guilin is complete without a boat ride down the Li River, or at least that’s what we were told…Nonetheless, we were not about to miss out on the chance to take part in this quintessential Guilin experience. Getting to Yangdi Pier from Guilin Unable to pass up the smells of...

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Cara Crawford

Bifengxia Zoo: Pandas Gone Wrong

Face to Face With The World’s Largest Buddha

Meeting Pandas in Chengdu

Foreign Illness in a Foreign City: Experiencing the “Best” Hospital in Chengdu

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

How To Hike Mount Olympus, Greece: A 2-Day Summit Trek to Mytikas Peak

Hiking Samaria Gorge

Sailing With Dolphins on Naxos Island, Greece

Athens Adventures

The BEST Way to Experience Guilin: Li River Bamboo Raft

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