Tag: RTW
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Cangyan Shan and the kindness of strangers
My Mom sent me an email the other day – she had picked up a book I left behind by Ryszard Kapuściński, a Polish journalist, and someone I idolize. In this book (Travels with Heredotus), Kapuscinski writes this about travel: “Indeed, there exists something like a contagion of travel, and the disease is essentially incurable.”…
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Cangyan Shan – Photos
Facing the hanging temple of Cangyan Shan Looking up towards the main “Hanging Temple” A sculpture with prayer ribbons Two of my new friends! Incense smoke from the main temple complex Some veggies in the interior courtyard of the temple My new favorite people — Read more about them! Looking out from the temple A…
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Three days in Beijing – Photos
A few pictures from my first few days in Beijing — They include the Forbidden City, the 798 Arts District (which is a lot like Soho in NYC), a few photo shoots I happened upon, prayers at the Buddhist Lama Temple, and a trip into the Temple of Heaven park.
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China – Not what I expected
Four days into my stay in Beijing, China, and I have to say, it’s simply not what I expected. I’m exposing my ignorance about China here, but I thought it would feel infinitely more restrictive than it does – and so far, its felt more like spending time in any city, outside of the ever-present…
Sarah PecK 