I'm the type of person who prepares a packing list for every vacation months in advance. For this China trip I started with the usual template and adjusted due to the destination and time of year. The list was unique in many of the items I needed to bring such as a face mask … [Read more...] about China: Packing Lists
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China Day 12: Beijing to Home
Once I was done going through security again, I set off to find the Starbucks. It was about as far away from my flight's gate as possible in the same terminal but I found it. I was on a mission to find city mugs and although there were lots of options most were for cities I … [Read more...] about China Day 12: Beijing to Home
China Day 11: Chongqing to Beijing
Today is the never ending travel day. As usual, I wake up too early when going on a big trip and get up at 4 am in time to see us pulling up to the dock in Chongquing. I headed to breakfast at 7 am when it opened and was surprised to see my tablemates there already. After … [Read more...] about China Day 11: Chongqing to Beijing
China Day 10: Captain’s Farewell Dinner
It's the Captain's farewell dinner tonight so I wore my new silk Chinese jacket and had many compliments on it. I enjoyed a drink of the day (red pagoda) with some of my tourmates in the bar and then we went to dinner at 6:30 pm. In the foyer we were handed a glass of … [Read more...] about China Day 10: Captain’s Farewell Dinner
China Day 10: Yangtze River & Shibaozhai Pagoda
Today is our last full day on the Yangtze River and our one stop is the Shibaozhai pagoda which is really a temple from the 18th century. I was up before my alarm and got ready for the day. Breakfast started at 7 am today and I was there shortly after. There were the usual … [Read more...] about China Day 10: Yangtze River & Shibaozhai Pagoda