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Last day in Shanghai

Last day in Shanghai

Shanghai, China, Asia I woke up this morning and had my last breakfast at Rock & Wood Hostel. It was a great place to stay, but I had to move closer to the airport for my flight tomorrow morning. I got all my stuff together and hoofed it up to the metro station and took the one hour ride out to where my new hotel is. I got to the metro station near my hotel, and had no idea how…

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Hangzhou and Shanghai Nights!

Hangzhou and Shanghai Nights!

Shanghai, China, Asia I woke up this morning and decided to do something stupid; I upgraded my iPhone to iOS 5. It seemed like a good idea at the time when I started the download at 7:30am. It seemed like a bad idea when I was still trying to sort out the wreckage at noon. The restore didn’t go well, so I ended up having to restore it as a new phone and start from scratch. I got all my…

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Rainy day, great night!

Rainy day, great night!

Shanghai, China, Asia I had a great night’s sleep last night! It was such a good night actually that I woke up at 6am and was completely rested. It was a great feeling that I haven’t had in quite some time. It was a perfect time of the day to catch up with the family back home so I made some calls and organized my hostel for the next couple of nights in Hangzhou. Initially I was going to go…

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I love Shanghai!!

I love Shanghai!!

Shanghai, China, Asia Good news and bad news: The bad news is that I got almost no sleep at all on the train last night. The good news is that it was my last long distance train ride for my whole trip! All-in-all it was a pretty good way to travel. I liked that I could pay for a cheap ticket, fall asleep (hopefully) and wake up in another city, while also saving a night’s accommodation at a hostel. But…

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