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Shanghai, China
I arrived in China a total mess after the brutal train ride. I already dreaded my future longer rides; one of which is Xi’an …
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Shanghai – Wuzhen – Shanghai, China
I kept wondering if I had made a mistake choosing to visit Wuzhen. It’s mad crowded and hardly enjoyable.
Wuzhen is …
Day 355: Odd-Eyed
Shanghai, China
Could.not.bring.myself.out.to.touristy.spots…
I didn’t step out of my hostel until 2 in the afternoon. Even then I only went out to do some necessary tasks like researching on the tours that go to surrounding countrysides offered by local travel agencies.
One weird fact that I picked up from my research was that it’s actually cheaper to go with organized tours than DIY-ing it. This is the only country where I’ve seen such phenomenon.
By the end of the evening, i’d booked myself a day trip to a traditional water village of Wuzhen.
For dinner, my friend Yanchen invited me over to her house. Her mum had prepared tons of food (enough to feed a team of football player) and kept placing meat into my bowl. I was stuffed by the time I returned to my hostel.
My friend during the day at the hostel: