This blog turned 1 year old today. And I didn't even have to change any diapers. I remember when I wrote my first post; I was alone (there was no other way) at a cafe in Hangzhou (that's in eastern China). It was a rainy afternoon and I was getting tired of walking around a city I didn't really like. Taking refuge in coffee and writing made the rest of my lonely and rainy day bearable. I remember ranting about people who were surprised that I was doing a big backpacking trip solo, and how I had no plans or aspirations for my life other than wandering. I think this need I have to wander has worked for me so far, and even if it hasn't, who cares...it's what I wanna do.
And I hope you have enjoyed my writing about it. So far.
Here's some highlights from my blog year, in Asia, out West and at home.
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| Shanghai by night, Pearl Tower |
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| Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China |
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| Plum Blossom Festival in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China |
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| Lake in Longhu Shan, Jiangxi Province, China |
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| Old town of Fenghuang, Hunan Province, China |
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| Wulingyuan Mountains, Hunan Province, China |
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| Mountaintop in Gulangyu, Fujian Province, China |
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| Park in Chonwu, Fujian Province, China |
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| Tulou Castles, Fujian Province, China |
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| Temple in Dali, Yunnan Province, China |
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| Dancing at the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan Province, China |
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| Yangshuo countryside, Guangxi Province, China |
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| Rice Fields, Yunnan Province, China |
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| Tianfu Square, Sichuan Province, China |
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| Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan Province, China |
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| Teahouse, Sichuan Province, China |
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| Old town in Huangshan, Anhui Province, China |
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| Panda Reserve in Sichuan Province, China |
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| Three Gorges Dam, Hubei Province, China |
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| City Gate in Kaifeng, Henan Province, China |
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| China's last communist prefecture, Nanjiecun, Henan Province |
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| Reunion with makgeolli and pajang, Busan, Korea |
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| Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan Province, China |
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| Street prayer and worship, Singapore |
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| Long boats in Lombok, Indonesia |
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| Fun in Cherating, Malaysia |
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| Seaside stroll in Vancouver |
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| Whole Foods bag, North Vancouver |
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| Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada |
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| Pre-wedding refreshments at Tim Horton's, Montreal |
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| Sugar shack with Jean; my Indiana born Korean wife |
Labels: Busan, chengdu, Chonwu, Fenghuang, Lombok, Malaysia, pandas, RockyMountains, Shanghai, SugarShack, teahouse, threegorgesdam, TimHortons, Tulous, Vancouver, WholeFoods, Wulingyuan, Yangshuo
