I'M BACKPACKING FROM CHINA TO PORTUGAL BY LAND (NO FLYING!) 🇨🇳🇵🇹

this is going to be an exciting adventure, eeeee 🌍
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— timestamps
00:00 intro
00:22 explaining my trip back home to portugal
02:58 where i am starting the trip
03:35 xining day 1
06:39 xining day 2
07:25 outro

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— faq
where are you from? i'm british chinese, grew up in london and currently living in lisbon!!
what did you study and where? i studied classics for 4 years at oxford university & did a term abroad in rome at sapienza university
why did you move to lisbon alone? this video should explain things a bit more:    • PLOT TWIST: i’m now a portuguese resi...  
how can you afford to travel so much? i choose to spend my money on travel and experiences & hope to show on this channel that not only can travel be a lot cheaper than you think, but that it's perfectly possible to work full-time whilst travelling! if i can do it, so can you :)

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— ftc
this video is in collaboration with my fave SafetyWing.

— tags
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