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student day

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This is a post about a 24km walk from Zhuozhou to Gaobeidian. My friend Zhu Hui and I visit two schools and a fortune teller. Zhu Hui decided to try out the walking thing today. He pushed his bike alongside me while I was stumbling under the weight of my backpack. On a side note, […]


poor dogs and lucky dogs

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This is a post about a 19km walk from Liulihe to Zhuozhou. I don’t know it yet, but I will make a good friend today. Let’s start off with some happy stuff: The staff at the Lanhai Hotel in Liulihe were really friendly. They patiently explained to me that the only way to go see […]


wheels and wheels and hot water in the end

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This post is about a 23km walk from Liangxiang to Liulihe. The traffic is terrible, but the hot shower at the end is great. Early in the morning, rising to the street. Who could have known that rising to the street meant staying on it for the whole day? This is the asphalt that I’ve […]


quest for country

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This post is about a 19km walk from Lugouqiao to Liangxiang. I am looking for nature, and I do notice some sheep on the way. I woke up with an aching back at six in the morning and decided it was too cold outside to leave my sleeping bag. Then my dad rang me up. […]


the first day

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This post is about a 26km walk from Beijing to Lugouqiao. It’s my birthday, and it’s the first day of my journey home from China to Germany. The original plan was to get up “as early as possible”, and start walking right away. But the night before saw me going out to have hot pot […]