The Guinevere Deception
By: Kiersten White
Back in the day (oh so long ago!) you couldn’t have sold me on a retelling faster if you said it was about Camelot. So when I saw this one by Kiersten White author of the And I Darken books spotlighting Guinevere it was an immediate add to the TBR.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
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via in the forest
Image: ©Hannah Keene
Posted for Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #71 – Creepy.
Famed as one of the most beautiful cities in Tuscany, discover Siena’s main sights with me in one day…
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When you arrive at being comfortable being yourself in front of others, your gifts will shine through and you begin to make a positive impact on this world on many levels.
All it takes is being the authentic you!
October 1 is a huge holiday in China! It’s the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and China celebrates with a week long holiday from October 1 – 7. This gives Chinese people enough time to visit their families and go back to their hometowns. For expats living in China, this is a great holiday because it means you have a week off to travel!
Unfortunately, due to the large amount of other people traveling home and to other destinations, it can be hard to find a great place to travel that won’t be super crowded.
No matter where you choose to travel in China you run the risk of crowds, but there are certain places that will definitely be less crowded and give you a better experience traveling.
Here are my tips about where to travel during the National Holiday, learned either from my personal experience or from…
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With winding streets filled with colorful umbrellas and glowing lanterns, Lijiang feels like a dream! Located in the northern Yunnan Province, Lijiang is a fantastic destination to visit if you want to experience local Yunnan culture and cuisine. It’s also a great in-between stop if you plan to travel to other places in Yunnan like Shangri-la and Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Before visiting Lijiang I had just traveled to two small Chinese villages – Furong in the Hunan Province and Xijiang in the Guizhou Province – so Lijiang was a nice place to relax, shop, and enjoy beautiful rooftop views!
The main attraction of Lijiang is the Lijiang Old Town, so it is best to stay near that area of the city. You can either stay inside the old town itself, or the area right outside of it. If you stay outside the old town I…
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Shangri-La, the famous mystical paradise mentioned in James Hilton’s Lost Horizon, is actually a real place you can find in the Yunnan Province of China!
The paradise city called Shangri-La is similar to other mystical places like El Dorado and Atlantis. The people of Shangri-La are said to have lived for hundreds of years, practiced traditional Buddhism ways, and existed in harmony with nature.
Shangri-La is often called the “Eden in dream.” It has been a legend for a long time and known by many other names in different languages, but became part of English myth when British novelist James Hilton wrote about it in his book the Lost Horizon in 1939.
It is said that the mythical Shangri-La had no precise location, so in 2001 the…
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LIVING THE DREAM 