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How to Hike Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail: Sections 1-4

Posted September 19, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Hong Kong, while known for its big city lights and stunning skyline is home to some of the best hikes in the region, including 3 long-distance trails: MacLehose Trail, Lantau Trail, and the Wilson Trail. The MacLehose Trail is the longest of the 3 at a whopping 100km, a long ways considering Hong...

Questions & Answers: Are the Chinese REALLY Polite?

Posted September 10, 2017 by Cara Crawford

This post was inspired by my taxi driver in The Netherlands who, upon hearing that I lived in China, said: “Oh, wow, the Chinese, aren’t they so polite?” I literally had to stop myself from bursting out laughing. Who is he kidding, the Chinese, polite?! Are you sure you’re talking about the right...

8 Books You Must Read Before Coming to China

Posted September 01, 2017 by Cara Crawford

You’ve decided to come live and work abroad in China. Now what? Between all the logistics, contract signings, apartment hunting, and nights spent crying in a ball on the floor reevaluating your life choices (oh, wait, that was just me…anyway…) you’ve probably had some sort...

Walking on the Roof of the World: 30+ Jaw Dropping Tibet Travel Photos From Beyond the Border

Posted August 22, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Forget everything you thought you knew about traveling in Tibet. Well except for maybe the fact that it is stunningly beautiful, because that my friends, as you’re about to see, is no lie. Here goes. First of all, the border that you see on the map defining the region of Tibet…complet...

Hiking China’s Grand Canyon: Pingshanhu

Posted August 07, 2017 by Cara Crawford

* This post contains some affiliate links. Spires and columns of brick red sandstone stretch out as far as the eye can see. The landscape is dry and arid, the river that once helped carved this massive canyon long since dried up many years ago. Just wind, wildlife, and the occasional tourist flow...

Warmshowers Guest: Yeachan Leo

Posted July 30, 2017 by Justin

While Cara was a galavanting around the globe (hanging out in the beautiful Tagong), I had the pleasure of hosting another very interesting Warmshowers guest. It is always enjoyable to host new people, to learn their story, how they make the trip happen, and what their future plans are. Do we all...

10+ Tips for Surviving Life as an Expat Wife

Posted July 19, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Let’s face it, moving abroad is scary, especially when you’re about to become a trailing spouse. Especially scary for those of us trailing spouses who have quit our jobs to follow our partners around the world. Between the culture shock, the lack of any sort of regular schedule, the l...

Binggou Danxia Photo Tour: A Walk in the Park

Posted July 12, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Binggou Danxia Geopark is a photographer’s paradise. Sculpted by the forces of nature over millions of years, the now phallic shaped rocks cover an area of 40km in the middle of China’s Gansu Province. Combined with China’s ever famous Rainbow Mountains the two separate parks to...

Mati Si (Horse Hoof Temple): A Tibetan Masterpiece

Posted July 05, 2017 by Cara Crawford

* This post contains some affiliate links. Deep in the heart of Gansu Province in northwestern China lies the hole-y grounds (pun totally intended) of the legendary Mati Si, or Horse Hoof Temple as it translates in English. The temple is less of a temple in the traditional sense of the word, and ...

The Best VPN for China: VPN.AC Review

Posted June 30, 2017 by Cara Crawford

* This post contains some affiliate links. Without a doubt, the most asked question by any expat living in China is “what VPN works best?” (or some version of that). In lieu of the fact that this question has been asked about a million and one times on just about every expat Facebook group that ...

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How to Hike Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail: Sections 1-4

Questions & Answers: Are the Chinese REALLY Polite?

8 Books You Must Read Before Coming to China

Walking on the Roof of the World: 30+ Jaw Dropping Tibet Travel Photos From Beyond the Border

Hiking China’s Grand Canyon: Pingshanhu

Warmshowers Guest: Yeachan Leo

10+ Tips for Surviving Life as an Expat Wife

Binggou Danxia Photo Tour: A Walk in the Park

Mati Si (Horse Hoof Temple): A Tibetan Masterpiece

The Best VPN for China: VPN.AC Review

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