This is a continuation and part 2 of the Qingdao series. We stayed primarily in the old town area called Badaguan Scenic Area where there’s a mix of German and Japanese architecture, well preserved and utilized in coffee shops, restaurants […]
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For most people living in China, their only holidays are the official government holidays. As a result, there are holidays in almost every month. If you’re fortunate enough to work for a foreign company or a local company that operates
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I was sent to Shenzhen for a short business trip and decided to extend the trip by a few days to roam around the city. Shenzhen was a small fishing village less than 40 years ago with only 30,000 people
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For the fourth and final instalment on the Lijiang series, we head to Baisha Ancient Town. Baisha is a 25 minutes drive from Dayan and has the same spectacular scenery along the way as when you go to the Yulong
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For the third instalment on the Lijiang series, we head to Heilongtan and Mufu Palace. Heilongtan is a park located within walking distance of the Dayan Ancient Town. Mufu Palace is actually right inside Dayan, but requires a separate ticket
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This is the second in a series of posts from Lijiang in Yunnan Province in China. For this post, we head north to the base of the Yulong Snow Mountain, one of the most scenic treasures in China. When you
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In the western world, the first warmth of spring means that Good Friday and Easter Monday are just around the corner. People prepare for their trips to see family and friends, or to head out on some new travel adventures.
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While there are a number of interesting airports that I’ve transited through in my travels, I never thought that I’d come across one that took my breath away. If you’re a fan of the late British-Iraqi architect, Zaha Hadid, you
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Autumn in Beijing is very short-lived. Some years, we only get a few days of awesome autumn weather and beautiful yellow and red leaves. This year has taken away many of our daily pleasures, but we were gifted with an
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Today’s post will be a short one as it’s all about this amazing set of buildings on the harbour in Kowloon, right across the water from Central Pier. The buildings are called the China Hong Kong City and include a
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Continuing with the Hong Kong staycation theme, the past weekend, we made our way over to a less well known destination in Hong Kong called the Ng Tung Chai Waterfalls located in the New Territories. This beautiful hiking route includes
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The MacLehose Trail is a 100-kilometre hiking trail that crosses the New Territories in Hong Kong. In previous posts, we hiked across Stage 4 and 5 and also covered part of Stage 1 and 2 when we visited Sharp Peak and the
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