Travelling Solo sounds scary but it can be the best way to travel for so many reasons. Don't believe me? Here are 5 reasons to travel solo!
5 Reasons to Travel Solo
30 Things Before 30
I turned 25 in December and inspired by the wonderful Rachel from Rachel meets China I decided to put together a list of things I want to do and achieve in the next five years. It’s just a bit of fun and I might not manage to tick off every single one of these items …
Chengdu: More than just the Panda capital of the world
Think of Chengdu and the first thing that comes to mind is, of course, the Giant Panda Research centre but as I found out recently there is a lot more to this ancient town than the fluffy face of the world wildlife foundation.
Rain Rain Go Away!: Zhangjiajie, Hunan, Day Four
Our last day in Zhangjiajie was also our worst weather wise, not ideal considering our chosen activity for the day was Tianmen Mountain which is more suited to a warm sunny day than the wet and cold day we were stuck with. We decided to give it a go anyway, we had known this was …
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Mountains, Monkeys and Magic: Zhanjiajie, Hunan, Day One.
The 5th of April marked the Tomb Sweeping festival in China, as a result our school here in Sanxiang was closed from the 2nd to the 6thof April (to allow people to travel home and celebrate the festival, which involves visiting ancestors and burning paper offerings for them to enjoy in the afterlife). They call this a …
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Too Hot (Pot) to Handle: Exploring Sanxaing and Zhongshan
This time last month was my first day in Sanxaing, I know I keep saying it, but I cannot believe how quickly time is going here. The last month has been an absolute blur of experiences but I am going to try my best to put them into words. Our first week started …
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Back to Blogging – P.s. I’m in China!
I've not written a blog post in over a year! Well not for this site anyway, but I'm in China and I want to document it. So as of Monday I hope to be posting a weekly blog about my experience. I arrived in China on the 20th of February and it has been a …
Morocco – 18th of June
The first thing I did in the morning was look across to the the mountains opposite us. The clouds were tucked in-between them, just under their peaks, hugging the sides like fluffy white glaciers. It was a beautiful start to my day. We had a free afternoon after our morning's work on the building site …
Well Travelled Lass 