People often ask me, why Beijing? I never have a good answer that fits well into that particular politely interested slot of the conversation. Here is the impolite, outsized answer.
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No one ever wants tourists; maybe their money but not the tourists themselves... We're bumbling around like curious sumo wrestlers wearing tutus at the ballet. We don't fit, we want to fit, and everyone is a little uncomfortable.
Read more Learning Humility Beneath Beijing’s Summer Sun
We’re currently living through the #solotraveller trend. People today, especially millennials, are choosing more and more frequently to make travel a priority no matter what. The issues and benefits of this phenomena are often spoken about on a socio-economic level but rarely do we speak about one personal consequence of this priority-making. People who make…
Read more In Defense of Loneliness