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One Woman’s Minimalist / Ultralight Packing List
Sometime in the last year, I went minimal. It started with cleaning my room, and ended in an obsession. I wasn’t always this way. When I was younger my parents were worried that I’d turn into a...
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Awakening at Tiananmen Square
The cool October morning air made me thankful that I had brought a jacket with me to Beijing. I hadn’t needed it in the daytime, but in the pre-dawn hours it was a necessity. I took a look around to...
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Appreciating Ancient Places: The Importance of Context and Imagination
On my third day in Chengdu, China, I decided to visit the famous poet Du Fu’s thatched cottage. I only had the faintest idea as to who Du Fu was, but I’d read online that his cottage was a must-see...
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Why I Loved Beijing
I first heard it when watching In the Footsteps of Marco Polo on PBS, but I’ve heard it repeated numerous times since then: Beijing is cold, unfriendly, faceless. Go to see the sights, but don’t...
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