December 4, 2013
The alarm on my phone went off very early. Thankfully, I'd set out my clothes for the day before I went out for dinner. I showered and got ready for …
December 3, 2013
Our tour didn't start until a bit later than I was used to going out, so we had some extra time in the morning at breakfast. There were about 12 …
December 2, 2013
Another early-to-bed early-to-rise morning lead to me heading down to breakfast around 6:30 a.m. local time. I met Pawel in the restaurant as he was equally up and still adjusting …
December 1, 2013
Today I awoke knowing we'd be saying, "Zàijiàn" to Beijing and "Nǐ hǎo" to Shanghai. Our late morning flight meant we could sleep in a bit and not have to …
November 29, 2013
Another early start to the day, but a bit later than the previous days as I wasn't in a huge rush. Over the past three days, I'd seen a great …
During the trek to the Great Wall, I had a chance to catch up with one of the other travelers in our tour group, Pawel. He had ventured out on …
November 28, 2013
We had an early start as we made the trek north out of the city to the Juyong Guan section of the wall. After approximately a 45 minute drive, we stopped …
November 27, 2013
I didn't sleep too well, waking up about every hour afraid I was going to miss the tour. I decided to stay up entirely at about 5:30 am when I …
November 26, 2013
My day started very early but didn't feel burdensome. It was necessary for me to catch the first flight out of Orlando to New York to give me ample time …
September 28, 2013
I'm so ready for fall to get here. While I enjoy the summer time, Autumn is by far my favorite time of the year. So much so, that I've decided …