Travel
Great Wall of China at Mutianyu, Beijing
Mutianyu is about a two hour drive from Beijing and includes one of the most famous sections of the Great…
Hutongs at Qianmen Part 2, Beijing, China
Continuing the series on Beijing neighbourhoods started with the Hutongs at Beilu Guxiang and the first foray into the vast Qianmen…
Tianjin, China
The first six months of the year in China are full of wonderful short holidays. Earlier this year, I shared…
Qingdao Part 2, China
This is a continuation and part 2 of the Qingdao series. We stayed primarily in the old town area called…
Qingdao Part 1, China
For most people living in China, their only holidays are the official government holidays. As a result, there are holidays…
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
I was sent to Shenzhen for a short business trip and decided to extend the trip by a few days…
Baisha Ancient Town, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
For the fourth and final instalment on the Lijiang series, we head to Baisha Ancient Town. Baisha is a 25…
Heilongtan, Mufu Palace, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
For the third instalment on the Lijiang series, we head to Heilongtan and Mufu Palace. Heilongtan is a park located…
Blue Moon Valley, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
This is the second in a series of posts from Lijiang in Yunnan Province in China. For this post, we…
Dayan Ancient Town, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China
In the western world, the first warmth of spring means that Good Friday and Easter Monday are just around the…
Hutongs at Qianmen, Beijing, China
Continuing the series on Beijing neighbourhoods started with the Hutongs at Beilu Guxiang post, today I’d like to share some…
Hutongs at Beiluo Guxiang, Beijing, China
Having lived in Beijing for eight years now, I’ve started to take things for granted. There are amazing neighbourhoods to…
Tonghui River, Beijing, China
With the weather warming up, I thought it was time to go out for a long walk. A favourite spot…
National Museum of China, Beijing, China
This post is mostly images taken from the National Museum of China, located in Beijing, near the Palace Museum and…
Shanghai, China
Over the Christmas holidays, I made a second trip to Hangzhou to celebrate New Year’s Eve at my friend’s restaurant…
Hangzhou, China
Just around Hallowe’en last year, I got an invitation from my friend to visit Hangzhou and check out his partner’s…