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Three Days on Erhai Lake: A Slow Living Experiment by Two Procrastinators We always say "next time," but keep pushing "next time" until it becomes "never." It wasn't until our wedding date was approaching that we realized we hadn't even planned a proper honeymoon —…

Three Prime Lenses Through Yunnan: Lugu Lake, Our Warmest Family Memories Introduction That autumn, our son Taotao was five years old. We brought him—and three prime lenses—to the land of Yunnan. Not to make him remember anything in particular, nor to flood social media with…

Autumn Reverie · Ten Days in Northern Yunnan: Wandering Through the Mountains and Waters of Northwest Yunnan in Early Autumn Some journeys are destined to become a beam of light in your life. In the early autumn of 2014, my friend and I embarked on…

When the Wind Blew Away Dali's Straw Hat There's a peculiar kind of magic that happens when you arrive in a place before it wakes up. The streets are empty, the shops are shuttered, and the only sound is the soft shuffle of your own…

Living the Good Life: A 6-Day Journey Through Kunming, Dali, Xizhou, Shuanglang, and Caicun — Complete Travel Guide with Stunning Photos Some places, just by saying their name, make your heart soften. Erhai Lake is one of those places. I had imagined this scene countless…