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Picky Girl Travels the World

Defy convention. Embrace adventure. Regret nothing.

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Travel as Self-Care: 4 Places to Visit When Throat-Punching Your Boss Isn’t an Option

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Travel Like a Pro: 9 Apps To Elevate Your Travel Game from Beginner to Boss

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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: Bucket List Gem or Radioactive Hellscape?

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  • China,  Expat Life

    9 Things I Won’t Miss About Life in China

    By Adalia Aborisade

    Given the difficulties of flying with a pet during a pandemic, I’m not sure when I will be able to leave Hefei, my home of the last year and a half. It’s no secret that China is not my favorite place. Actually, it’s the one country I knew without a doubt that I did not want to live in. Ever.…

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    COVID-19: Then and Now

    By Adalia Aborisade

    Over the course of this pandemic I had the pleasure of being interviewed twice for the Fancy Face & Friends podcast. Our first conversation took place while I was traveling for Lunar New Year in eastern Europe. At this time, the virus was still being referred to as a novel coronavirus. Our second conversation took place after I’d returned to…

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    China,  Expat Life

    Using the Internet in China…the Frustrating Truth

    By Adalia Aborisade

    If I’m honest, there are quite a few things that annoy me about living in China. The Chinese don’t understand my need for personal space. They stare at me ALL OF THE TIME. Don’t even get me started on the spitting… I could go on, but I won’t. But by far the biggest frustration has been the internet. There hasn’t…

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