I never had a chance to travel internationally while in college. I once chose love over a semester abroad in Italy; there are few things I regret in life. I kick myself for this one. After I graduated from university, I traveled to Spain where one night in a Barcelona hostel [...]
现在我在成都的Mix Hostel。对于背包客们来说这是一个非常舒适惬意的地方，环境干净明亮，还能交到不少朋友。老板Mix希望给他的客人们提供一场与我们平常的旅行经历完全不同的旅行，还是免费的哦。现在正好是春暖花开的季节，我们十三个人上了两辆面包车，并到了洛带古镇附近的山上。我们可以称得上联合国：一对来自意大利的度蜜月的夫妇，三个来自荷兰，俄罗斯的一对夫妇，一个新认识的来自新加坡的朋友，两个来自德国的年轻人，还有Mix，Mix的同事，以及来自美国的我。
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Waking up at Chengdu Mix Hostel
Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — I woke up at 5:30am to the sound of other backpackers scurrying about, feet slamming down loose floor boards, voices audible against nothing else in the still morning. Thinking my complimentary breakfast starts at 6:30am [...]
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Lijiang, Yunnan, China — After eight hours on a bus from Kūnmíng, we are met at the Lìjiāng bus stop by our smiling host Lǐ Shīfu. He drives us into Old Lìjiāng where we walk through cobblestone passageways to his family-run guest house. [...]
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