Lastsummer,IhadtheopportunitytovisitoneofthemostfamouslandmarksinChina-theGreatWall.TheGreatWallisaseriesoffortificationsbuiltalongthenorthernbordersofChinatoprotectagainstinvasions.
Thedaystartedearly,andwearrivedattheGreatWalljustasthesunwasrising.Theviewwasbreathtaking,andIfeltasenseofawelookingatthemassivestructurethatstretchedoutbeforeme.Wespenttheentiredayhikingalongthewall,takinginthestunningsceneryandlearningaboutthehistoryoftheGreatWall.
Aswewalkedalongthewall,wecouldseethewatchtowersandfortressesthatwereusedtoguardagainstinvaders.Thewallsnakedalongthemountainridges,andwecouldseethesteepdropsoneitherside.Itwasbothexhilaratingandterrifyingtowalkalongthenarrowpathsofthewall.
TheGreatWallistrulyamarvelofengineering,anditwasanincredibleexperiencetoseeitupclose.IwouldhighlyrecommendavisittotheGreatWalltoanyonewhohastheopportunity.
Lastwinter,IhadtheopportunitytotraveltoTokyo,Japan.Tokyoisavibrantandbustlingcity,andIwasexcitedtoexploreitsstreetsandexperienceitsuniqueculture.
OneofthehighlightsofmytripwasvisitingthefamousTsukijiFishMarket.Themarketisthelargestwholesalefishandseafoodmarketintheworld,anditwasfascinatingtoseethevarietyoffishandseafoodondisplay.WealsotriedsomeofthefreshestsushiIhaveevertasted.
WealsovisitedthefamousShibuyaCrossing,whichisoneofthebusiestintersectionsintheworld.Itwasincredibletoseethethousandsofpeoplecrossingthestreetatthesametime,andweevenjoinedinonthefun.
OneofmyfavoriteexperienceswasvisitingtheMeijiShrine,whichisaShintoshrinededicatedtothedeifiedspiritsofEmperorMeijiandhiswife,EmpressShoken.Theshrineissurroundedbyabeautifulforest,anditwasapeacefulescapefromthehustleandbustleofthecity.
Lastsummer,IhadtheopportunitytotakearoadtripthroughtheScottishHighlands.TheHighlandsareknownfortheirbreathtakingscenery,andIwasexcitedtoseeitformyself.
WestartedourjourneyinEdinburghandmadeourwayuptoInverness,stoppingatvarioustownsandattractionsalongtheway.OneofthehighlightsofourtripwasvisitingLochNessandtryingtospotthefamousLochNessMonster.
WealsovisitedtheIsleofSkye,whichisknownforitsruggedlandscapesandstunningscenery.WehikedthroughtheCuillinMountainsandsawsomeofthemostbeautifulviewsIhaveeverseen.
TheScottishHighlandsarealsoknownfortheirhistoryandculture.Wevisitedseveralcastles,includingEileanDonanCastleandUrquhartCastle,andlearnedabouttherichhistoryofScotland.
Overall,ourjourneythroughtheScottishHighlandswasanunforgettableexperience.Thescenerywasbreathtaking,thepeoplewerefriendly,andthehistoryandculturewerefascinating.
Lastwinter,IhadtheopportunitytovisitthebeautifulislandofBaliinIndonesia.Baliisknownforitsstunningbeaches,andIwasexcitedtospendaweeksoakingupthesunandexploringtheisland.
WestartedourtripinthetownofKuta,whichisknownforitsvibrantnightlifeandsurfingculture.Wespentourdaysloungingonthebeach,tryingourhandatsurfing,andexploringthetown.
WealsovisitedthefamousTanahLottemple,whichisaHindutemplelocatedonarockformationinthesea.ThetempleisoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsinBali,anditwasincredibletoseeitupclose.
OneofmyfavoriteexperienceswasvisitingthetownofUbud,whichisknownforitsbeautifulriceterracesandartisticculture.WetookabiketourthroughthericeterracesandsawsomeofthemoststunningviewsIhaveeverseen.
Baliisabeautifulislandwithsomuchtooffer.Fromitsstunningbeachestoitsrichcultureandhistory,itisadestinationthatisnottobemissed.