Traveling… If you believe everything you see on Facebook, it’s all about glitter and glamour and if you take Instagram’s word for it, we’re all supermodels carying around a curling iron and a pair of heels in our backpack to...
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SURVIVING CULTURE SHOCK IN CHINA – Part 2: the wrong direction, the pushing and the skipping the line
So you kinda liked the spitting and staring stories and came back for more? Great idea! Here’s the second and final part of my mini-series about culture shock in China! Before reading on, make sure you’ve read part 1: the...
Read MoreSURVIVING CULTURE SHOCK IN CHINA – Part 1: the crowds, the spitting and the shameless staring
Remember the article I wrote about my visit to Jiuzhaigou national park in China, which could pretty much be resumed to ‘breathtaking views and a bucket full of shit’? What if I told you that was only the beginning and...
Read MoreBREATHTAKING VIEWS AND A BUCKET FULL OF SHIT – Visiting Jiuzhaigou national park, China
“This had better be worth it”. The thought crossed my mind more than once. The road to Jiuzhaigou was paved with excrements, urine and other bodily fluids. Luckily I’m the kind of girl who LOVES a good culture shock –...
Read MoreTHAT TIME I ALMOST GOT STUCK AT THE CHINESE BORDER
How to get from Hong Kong to Yangshuo: the stressful way. During my travels, I’ve encountered all kinds of adventures. Good ones but also… well let’s say ‘less good ones’… Now I’m the kind of girl that thinks any travel...
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