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This Expat Life: Month 27 (Beijing)

ByJustine November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

After moving abroad in July 2014, I started compiling monthly roundup posts about life as an expat in Asia and all the nitty gritty that goes on behind the scenes here at Travel Lush. You can find all of my previous monthly roundup posts here. The past few months have flown by. I can’t believe I left Bali two…

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The Trash Crisis in Indonesia

ByJustine October 21, 2014June 20, 2017

There a lot of quirky things about living in Jakarta but the one thing that I cannot get used to is Indonesia’s trash problem. To be specific, the overuse of plastic bags is the number one thing that drives me crazy about living here. I’m from California and I am, admittedly, a bit of a hippie. But as…