We are going on month 17 of still not being able to leave China (and now we re not even allowed to leave Shanghai). But who’s counting? (We are definitely counting.) We never thought we’d survive this long without a China break, but somehow – miraculously – we are all doing it, earning ourselves a big, fat red and gold Mao-approved star.
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While frequent trips to Sanya or splurge-tastic staycations aren’t always on the cards (or the budget, for that matter), escapes within Shanghai to places like Koreatown are keeping us as mentally stable as one can be when locked in one country for an indefinite amount of time. Without further ado, here’s how we crush a ‘Koreatown vacation.’