After about a month of teaching in Shenzhen came my first vacation: National Day. Myself and a group of 7 other teachers from CTLC had trouble finding tickets to anywhere we were super excited about going, so instead we headed to where we COULD find tickets: Xiamen. Fujian province is […]
Tag: China
Guangdong Province
If Shenzhen was homebase, the rest of Guangdong province was the easiest way to get out of town for a few days. I didn’t take nearly as many of these trips as I could (should) have, but had a good experience with all the ones I managed.
Spending Time in Shenzhen
Spending Time in Shenzhen For the year and a half that I lived in China, Shenzhen was the base of operations. Shenzhen is very much NOT old China. In 1979, the city was a small fishing village overlooking the Hong Kong territory from across the bay. Since 1980, when it […]
Trail to TaiShan (R)
Before ever climbing Mt Tai, it is inevitable that one will pass through the town of Tai’An at the foot of the mountain. Though not much of a destination in its own right, there are a few interesting spots that make a wander through the city pretty bearable while waiting […]
Climbing Taishan (R)
Hiking Mount Tai Even if sunrise at TaiShan wasn’t the most incredible experience, the hike up is still a bit of fun and rewards with pretty nice views over the mountains of Shandong province. Even if you haven’t been training to be a warrior monk at the Shaolin Temple in […]
Checking out Qufu (R)
Aside from the obvious Confucian memorials in Qufu and the dog meat vendors, the town has a handful of other places that are worth a wander.Here are some photos of my favorites:
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.