Travel Log: Shanghai, China
If you follow me on Instagram , you may have seen that I recently returned from an amazing trip to China. My husband and I spent 17 days (including travel days) several regions of this massive country, visiting Shanghai, Zhangjiejie, Beijing, Xi'an, and Suzhou. I worked in Shanghai for about year back in 2013-2014, and it was incredible to return after eleven years away and see how much the city has changed. While there has been some additional urban development, most of the skyscrapers were already built or almost completed in 2014 and the major changes I noticed were the electric vehicles and the digital "cashless" lifestyle. Shanghai has a ton of traffic, and the switch from electric buses, cars, taxis, and scooters has significantly improved the air quality. Digital payment through apps like Alipay and WeChat are linked to your credit card and accepted at every business/shop/restaurant we went to, making payments super easy with no cash needed and just a quick scan at...
