When you travel, you meet a lot of annoying people, but one tops them all: the person who won't stop bragging about how little they've been spending. Now, the bragging itself is annoying, no question, but the way these people go about saving money is far worse. An example could explain this better than I. As luck would have it, I ran into the perfect example at the Tilicho Base … [Read more...]
Keeping Up With the Changs at Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou is a World Heritage Site and nature reserve on the edge of the Tibetan plateau in Northern Sichuan province in China. It takes its name, which means "Valley of Nine Villages" in English, from the nine Tibetan villages that are dotted along its length. It is arguably one of the most beautiful and scenic places on earth, but despite that, millions of Chinese make the … [Read more...]