Hello from Terminal 1 Departures Hall of Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport (PVG)! I was supposed to use my 10-hr layover as an opportunity to explore Shanghai, but I’m unfortunately still sitting at the Starbucks, not even checked into my flight to London, because I’m a dumb procrastinator who procrastinated. Apparently, as of this year, the UK rolled out their “Electronic Travel Authorization” or “ETA” requirement for travelers who do not require a visa for entry. This includes those who hold US or Canadian passports. It’s something that could take anywhere between 1 hour to 3 weeks for processing/approval and costs […]

I spent way too much time tooling around with this 🤬 site, so you better be reading this right now. Yeah, you. Ok thanks. On this sweet, beautiful Sunday, instead of enjoying the sun and getting on top of my weekly chores, I spent the last 8 hours doing this. Did I learn stuff? Yes. Did I get to flex my creative muscles? Yes. But does my back hurt now? Fuck. Yes. Was it my own damn fault for having shite posture? Ok, fine, also yes. Anyways. We are in the final countdown for this Europe trip that I finally […]