Tag: travel reflections
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China Is Not What You Think It Is — And That’s Why You Should Visit
Beyond the headlines, stereotypes and political debates lies a country that might challenge everything you thought you knew. I have just spent another two weeks travelling through China, visiting Chongqing, Chengdu, Luoyang and Beijing. And once again, I was reminded of something I have learned throughout my travels: the world is often very different from…
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Beirut: Where the Cracks Let the Light In
Beirut has never been a city of perfect surfaces. Its walls carry scars. Its buildings lean into history. Old balconies sit beside new glass, bullet holes beside cafés, ruins beside gardens. Everywhere, the city seems to whisper the same lesson: survival does not mean returning to what you were before. Sometimes the crack becomes part…