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emily holding a pretty flower in ko lipe

china

view of Beijing from Sanlitun Soho

Hello from Beijing! 

October 1, 2017 //  by dirtyelbows

After a summer of deliberation and hair-loss, I bought a one-way ticket to Cartagena, Colombia for October 25, intent on finally starting my …

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Category: BeijingTag: beijing, china

ancient Chinese fabric shoes at the Chongqing Museum

Chongqing Three Gorges Museum

January 13, 2017 //  by dirtyelbows

For the first time in my recent memory of Chongqing winters, the skies cleared. It also happened to be the last day of school for wee ones …

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Category: China, TravelTag: china, chongqing, museums, travel

Tower of Buddhist Incense - the icon of the Summer Palace overlooking Kunming Lake, where Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty used to pray and burn incense

Winter Stroll through the Summer Palace

December 8, 2016 //  by dirtyelbows

We all know someone who knows someone who has a vacation home; a cabin by the lake, a house on the Cape. Even Bernie recently acquired a …

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Category: China, TravelTag: beijing, china, summer palace

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