Chengdu, China
Day 138: Country #15.2 After a rough night sleeping on a chair, we began to enter a mountainous region, passing through a few riverside villages and rice farms. Interestingly, they […]
Xi’an to Chengdu, China
Day 137: Country #15.2 I decided to take a look around the walled area on the southwest corner, away from the high end shops that ran through the center, and […]
Xi’an, China
Day 136: Country #15.2 Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province (state) and a previous capital of all China. It served as the beginning of the ancient silk road and […]
High on Xi’an, China
Day 135: Country #15.2 My friend asked if I wanted to see her university. I’m a big fan of universities because, unlike museums which tell about a country’s past, and […]
Terracotta Warriors and Lights, Xi’an
Day 134: Country #15.2 My friend came by in the early morning and we set off to find the eastbound bus to the Terracotta Warrior attraction from Xi’an Railway Station. […]
Xi’an foods, China
Day 133: Country #15.2 We arrived at Xi’an Railway Station on the north side of the walled city center where we grabbed some tourist material and a metro card. My […]
Beijing to Xi’an, China
Day 132: Country #15.2 My bad luck briefly continues… After telling me to rendezvoused with her at Beijing South Railway Station to buy train tickets to Xi’an, my friend’s home […]
Great Wall of China by local bus
Day 131: Country #15.2 There are multiple ways to visit the Great Wall of China and at different price points. Full tours will charter a private vehicle. Some hostels charter […]
Fast driving sand storms thru the Gobi
Day 130: Country #16 I was told the carpool from Ulaanbataar to the Mongolia-China border, a 400 mile (650 km) drive, would only cost $20, a shockingly low price. However, […]
Mongolian Steep off-roading
Day 129: Country #16 I convinced the two new friends to join me on a tour offered by the hostel by subsidizing their costs so that it was a good […]
Ulaanbataar bus adventures
Day 128: Country #16 The unique characteristics of Ulaanbataar essentially being the only city one of the largest and most sparsely populated countries in the world pretty much means the […]
Ulaanbataar, Mongolia
Day 127: Country #16 We started the day a little late because the Gers, large traditional Mongolian tent dwellings, were very warm and the weather was a bit brisk outside. […]
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