The last time I went to Beijing was 5 years ago, during my first trip to China at Summer 2004. Though I can’t say that I was deceived during that trip, it wasn’t so fun in general. We were a big group of +20 people and we were stuck together from 6am to 9pm everyday, [...]
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"Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad."
Some people see a big wave coming and run away from it, but they ultimately end up beaten by the wave and fall down. I choose to stand face to the wave, waiting for it with open eyes (nose shut), and you won't believe how much fun I have jumping over the wave as it comes! As a bonus, I have my feet firmly in the sand before and after the jump. That is the attitude I choose from now on.
— A lesson learned from Phuket