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Spring at the Summer Palace

The beauty and intrigue of Beijing's Summer Palace enjoyed in the blossomy and balmy springtime

One of the best things to do in Beijing is wandering its maze of old neighborhoods, the hutongs, a wonderful but vanishing window into daily life.

The entertaining story of Simone, an American living in Shanghai, and an all-too-eager Indian suitor...

Meeting cute Swiss boys on a secret part of the Great Wall, being bombarded by locals on the Bund, just some of my first adventures in China...