China

I’m ending my misadventures in China with the capital: Beijing! T’was the same Friday-Monday absurd schedule, but now incorporating 12h train rides. I left work with my bag pack again and headed to Shanghai Railway station for my 21:18 train … Continued

I spent my last two available weekends in China going on overnight train rides to cities far away from Shanghai. If anything, it was due to poor planning, because for two consecutive Fridays, I brought my bag pack in to … Continued

Initially I had nothing planned for this weekend, ‘cuz it was my University’s bidding period for next semester’s classes. I was also extremely tight on money (even that is an understatement), as it was the end of the month and … Continued

Something happened on the morning of our train to Suzhou, which led to us to reschedule it twice and eventually convert to a standing ticket for the 14:45 train. Now that I have piqued your curiosity, I’m not gonna say … Continued

My first solo trip outside of Shanghai did not begin well. I had a 06:51 train to catch from Shanghai South (上海南) station on Saturday morning to Hangzhou station. I opted for the slow train, which takes 2.5 hours instead … Continued

Welcome to my first weekend trip outside of Shanghai. Luckily, I had two accompanying friends for this, one of whom is local. Our high-speed train to Nanjing departed at 07:10 on a Saturday morning from Shanghai Railway Station. We reached … Continued

One might think that as an ethnic Chinese, I would have no problem living in China (lol). My Chinese grades would attest to this, but my spoken language is horrendous. Besides, which foreigner isn’t a little intimidated by the country. … Continued