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2016 Himalayan Tandem Bike Tour Gear List

Posted October 18, 2016 by Justin

We went on a beautiful tandem bike tour from Lijiang to Chengdu over 1200 km of open countryside. To facilitate such a trip we had an abundance of gear for every possibility. As I grew up in the Boy Scouts, I follow the Boy Scout motto “Be prepared”. This led to our detailed gear lis...

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...

The Amazing, Horrible, OMG What the F*** was I Thinking, Adventures of Life as an Expat

Posted August 03, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Everyone has that one friend that seems to live this glamorous life. You know the one, that person always posting fabulous photos on Facebook of the amazing places she’s lived and traveled to, all the awesome adventures she’s been on, all those food pictures that just make you instantly start dr...

Our Top 10 Go-to Chinese Dishes

Posted July 19, 2016 by Cara Crawford

China has an insane food culture, and if you’ve ever heard that the Chinese eat everything that moves, that is completely and utterly true, organs and bugs included (the Chinese name for animal, dong zuo 动物, literally translates to moving thing after all). But lets spare the grossness...

Finding Your Balance: How to Manage Life in Two Countries

Posted July 05, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Time is a magnificent creature. It is one of the rare constants in our world, and yet is itself a vessel for so much change. Friends get married, babies are born, people pass away, another birthday comes and goes, and holidays are celebrated with all your family and friends at home. But you ar...

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2016 Himalayan Tandem Bike Tour Gear List

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

The Amazing, Horrible, OMG What the F*** was I Thinking, Adventures of Life as an Expat

Our Top 10 Go-to Chinese Dishes

Finding Your Balance: How to Manage Life in Two Countries

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