Category: Travel
Updated on November 8, 2016
Picnic in Stewart Park, Ithaca on August 4th, 2016, and Night Views in Cornell
I’m not sure, but somehow it seemed that the organizers of the month-long workshop at Cornell thought there should be some unique activities each week. So for the last week, the organized a picnic at Stewart Park, a… Read More
Updated on August 16, 2017
Flight Log of China Eastern Airlines Flight 2602 from Lanzhou to Beijing Capital on October 18th, 2016
My previous flight GS7648 was pretty much on time, so I got nearly four hours of connection time to kill in Lanzhou(兰州) Airport. Flight GS7648 parked in the old terminal of Lanzhou Airport, and I passed along a… Read More
Updated on December 14, 2016
Flight Log of Tianjin Airlines Flight 7648 from Zhangye to Lanzhou on October 18th, 2016
Time to head back to Beijing. Since I didn’t want to miss to many lectures for this trip to Xinjiang, I chose to fly back on Tuesday so that I won’t miss the lecture on Wednesday. During planning,… Read More
Updated on August 17, 2017
Flight Log of Air China Flight 1275 from Beijing Capital to Urumqi on October 14th, 2016
On a weekend on October, 2016, I visited Urumqi to take the TOEFL exam. For the outbound flight I chose Air China Flight CA1275.
Updated on January 1, 2017
Weekend Trip to New York City, Day 2 on July 24th, 2016
Second day at New York. Since we arrived at our Airbnb host very late last night this morning, we also got up very late. We left our host at 1045, for which, my friend comforted me as “standard… Read More
Updated on December 14, 2016
Weekend Trip to New York City, Day 1 on July 23rd, 2016
As expected, CS department of Cornell University basically left all the weekends in the summer program to our own discretion (expect for the first weekend’s field trip to Niagara Falls, which was nice since normally one don’t easily… Read More
Updated on September 17, 2016
Day Hiking Trip to Buttermilk Falls State Park on August 5th, 2016
For the whole month at Ithaca, I have been looking for local attractions that’s worth a visit. Since Ithaca (and upper New York in general) is famous for its waterfalls, and Buttermilk Falls State Park was conveniently located… Read More
Updated on August 17, 2017
Flight Log of Qatar Airways Flight 870 from Doha to Shanghai Pudong on September 2nd, 2016
This post follows the previous one on Qatar Airways flight 246. Midnight seemed to be a higher peak for transits at Doha Airport than early morning, as we waited longer at transit screening this time. Also, compared to… Read More
Updated on August 20, 2017
Flight Log of Qatar Airways Flight 246 from Istanbul Ataturk to Doha on September 1st, 2016
Time to head back home. It seemed that everything was expedited for the last day, I finished my tour of Eyup and Golden Horn ahead of schedule, my parents finished their visit of Grand Bazaar ahead of schedule,… Read More
Updated on October 4, 2017
Day 14 of Turkey Vacation: Istanbul on September 1st, 2016
Last day in Istanbul and in Turkey. As a result of yesterday’s missing ferry, the plan of the day was to first visit Eyüp, then take the ferry back to Eminönü as a tour of the Golden Horn…. Read More
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