Category: Travel

Day 1 of University Graduation Trip, Nara on April 30, 2017

First day of our graduation trip in Japan. The plan of the day was to visit Nara, a city of ancient architecture and wild deer.

Day 0 of University Graduation Trip, Osaka on April 29, 2017

Despite that I mentioned in the last post, that the immigration lines at Osaka Kansai Airport were ridiculous line, so it was half past 8 in the evening when we reached our Airbnb apartment near Kuromon Ichiba Market…. Read More

Flight Log of All Nippon Airways Flight 980 from Beijing to Osaka Kansai on April 29th, 2017

Chinese Labor Day Holiday in May, 2017. After discussions with my undergraduate classmates, we decided that this should be the time for our graduation trip, and we chose Japan as our destination. During the reservation process, we found… Read More

Flight Log of China Eastern Airlines Flight 718 / 5186 from Chicago O’Hare to Beijing via Shanghai on April 10/11th, 2017

5 nights, some tourist sites, a few meetings with friends and countless Pokemons later, I was on my return trip to Beijing on April 10th.

Flight Log of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5183 / 717 from Beijing to Chicago O’Hare via Shanghai on April 5th, 2017

In early April I accepted a university’s campus visit invitation and visited Chicago area. Given that their 600 dollar allowance on travel, my only choice within that for return trip from Beijing to Chicago was China Eastern Airlines… Read More

Photo Collection of Night Views of Cornell University on July 18, 2016

Camera courtesy of Shi Hanyuan of Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Flight Log of Qatar Airways Flight 142 / 896 from Barcelona to Beijing via Doha on February 17th, 2017

Three days of Barcelona shall round off my four week’s roaming the world, and it’s about time I get back to school before the registration period ended for my last undergraduate semester.

Day 6 of Spanish Vacation: Barcelona on February 17th, 2017

Third and last day in Barcelona. The plan of the day was to visit Casa Amatller, one of the three buildings in Mancana de la Discordia (Discord District), Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, another work representative of Catalan… Read More

Day 5 of Spanish Vacation: Barcelona on February 16th, 2017

Second day in Barcelona, as the sky cleared into a bright sunny day. The plan of the day was to visit two of Antoni Gaudí’s architecture masterpiece, Casa Milà and Casa Batlló, followed by roaming the Barcelona old… Read More

Day 4 of Spanish Vacation: Barcelona on February 15th, 2017

After a Ryanair flight from Fes back to Barcelona, we took an Aerobus ride downtown and checked into our hotel. Leaving the chaotic Moroccan Medina’s behind, it felt so great back to civilization.