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Author: Ryan Vaillancourt

Chopsticks and Squat Toilets

April 1, 2019 Ryan Vaillancourt

Let me interrupt this story for moment to talk about the inconveniences of chopsticks and squat toilets.  Many times I…

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Yangshuo

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On the top 10 list of places to visit in Guilin, most of them are actually in Yangshuo, a small…

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Guilin

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One sleeper train and a short high-speed rail trip later and I had reached my next destination of Guilin. Unlike…

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Zhangjajie

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It seems everyone in China has heard of this magical place. It is indeed a unique and beautiful place of…

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Xiaozhai Tiankeng

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My Chinese friend and master dumpling maker Jianping had suggested some places I should visit as I made my way…

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Emeishan

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Some fellow travellers I met in Xi’an highly recommended hiking up Emeishan (Mount Emei) so I placed it on the…

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Fanpu Farm

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I didn’t even think to look up the Chinese word for Stop but the driver knew my stop and left…

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Chengdu

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I arrived in Chengdu in the afternoon just in time for dumpling night at the hostel and it didn’t take…

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Huashan

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There was only one reason why I wanted to go to Mount Huashan and it ended up being a huge…

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Terracotta Warriors

Ryan Vaillancourt

One of Xi’an’s famous tourist destinations is the Terracotta Warriors but this ended up being a complete waste of money. …

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