“If you want to know where the Great Wall is, it’s at the bottom of people’s hearts.” – Chinese Proverb It means: if the people make a concerted effort, and their wills unite like the Great Wall, the people will overcome all troubles together. Other than that, this post isn’t about Chinese proverbs or uniting … Continue reading The Great Wall Mutianyu – Second visit
“Building the Great Wall thousands of workers suffered; when will the end be of Meng Jiang’s lonely crying.” Chinese Proverb I have finally seen the Great Wall of China with my own eyes… Some in my group found it underwhelming. I didn’t.
“The journey is my home.” – Muriel Rukeyser February 26th 2020 I had officially been travelling for three years straight. My “Round the World Adventure” was drawing to a close and even though I was incredibly happy (and a little proud) that I managed my stated goal of travelling full time for three years, the … Continue reading YEAR 3 :: My last year of travel
”One of my students realized he could clap too, like I do when I want them to be quiet. That was the moment the line between student and teacher got wiped out… This kid… His face… It was like he… like almost FERAL.” – Joshua Cremer How do I sum up five months living and … Continue reading Teach and Travel China (TTC)
“It’s important to be comfortable with uncertainty.” – Xiaolu Guo I stayed in Beijing for two weeks preparing for my teaching assignment and during that time I checked off several bucket list items. The Forbidden City was nr. 2. The Forbidden City was designed to be the centre of the ancient, walled city of Beijing. … Continue reading The Forbidden City
CAMBODIA Phnom Penh :: Prison 21 & The Killing Fields (2018) Siem Reap :: Angkor Wat & my personal favourite (2018) CHINA The Great Wall of China (Badaling) (2019) The Forbidden City (2019) Teach and Travel China (2019) The Great Wall of China (Mutinayu) (2019) Shanghai (2019) HONG KONG Hong Kong is CrazySexyCool (2018) INDONESIA … Continue reading Asia
“A developed country is not where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.” – Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogotá I only got to see the cathedral in Bogotá and have lunch with my new, French friend Laura, before succumbing to food poisoning… It was bad. It was real bad. But that’s … Continue reading Colombia :: Bogotá, food poisoning & the end of my adventure
“Once one of the most dangerous places in the world, Comuna 13 is now a cradle of art and culture.” The city of Medellin is divided into communes. Comuna 13 consists of thousands of brightly colored houses at the top of a very steep hill and is different from the other 15 comunas because of … Continue reading Colombia :: Medellin’s Comuna 13
“All fear has much imagination and little talent.” – Colombian proverb I like to commemorate my travel anniversary: February 26th. First year I did a tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels in Vietnam, a bucket list item. My second year I was working in China so I didn’t get much choice (we had a night … Continue reading COLOMBIA :: GUATAPÉ & Pablo Escobar’s Bombed Out Hacienda
“Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given me something to live for.” – Louis Armstrong Aaah, New Orleans… The only place on my three years and two weeks of travelling that I got assaulted… I mention this … Continue reading USA :: Mardi Gras in New Orleans
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