Long time, no update! I’m heading to China tomorrow for 7 weeks and 1 day. Itinerary and updates to come, so stay tuned. First stop, Kunming! “I now walk into the wild.” — Christopher Mccandless 一路顺风 (may the wind be at your back)! Benjy
Ever since the start of Off the Silk Road, I’ve been looking for other individuals who share a similar passion for China. I’m excited to announce a new contributor to this blog, and an exciting project she’s a part of! Introducing Jemima. Jemima and I went to the same school when I Read more
This post is a continuation of my journal entries from our six-week expedition to China this summer. If you didn’t read the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Date: 7/6 Location: Nan Yao Cun (南尧村), a village of the Naxi ethnic minority outside Lijiang You can also read Read more
This post is a continuation of my journal entries from our six-week expedition to China this summer. If you didn’t read the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Date: 7/5 Location: Lijiang’s Old Town (丽江古城) Situated in the heart of Lijiang, the old town consists of a labyrinth Read more
This post is a continuation of my journal entries from our six-week expedition to China this summer. If you didn’t read the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Date: 7/4 Location: Aboard Train K9616 from Kunming (昆明) to Lijiang (丽江) From 10:14 p.m. to 8:30 a.m., a 14-car train Read more
We have now reached the point in this “travel notebook” that we have arrived in Beijing: China’s grand capital. Here is a selection of photos over which you can peruse before our journey continues. We will leave the hustle and bustle of major cities for rugged travel, and village life. Read more
This post is a continuation of my journal entries from our six-week expedition to China this summer. If you didn’t read the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Date: 7/3 Location: Jingshan Park (景山公园), Beijing (北京) Dragons runs a “bridge year” program for students of Princeton University. One of Read more
This post is a continuation of my journal entries from our six-week expedition to China this summer. If you didn’t read the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Date: 7/2 Location: Xiangshuihu (响水湖), a village outside Beijing and beside the Great Wall Kou Baohai, (or as we call him, Read more
This post is a continuation of my journal entries from our six-week expedition to China this summer. If you didn’t read the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Date: Day 5 | 7/2 Location: Xiangshuihu (响水湖), a village outside Beijing and beside the Great Wall I sat in the park Read more
This post is the beginning of my journal entries from our six-week expedition to China this summer. If you didn’t read the introduction to this series, you can read it here. Date: Day 1/2/3 | 6/29 – 6/30 Location: Onboard China Southern 328, Seat 66C We all read Pico Iyer’s Read more