Travel

For most people living in China, their only holidays are the official government holidays. As a result, there are holidays…

I was sent to Shenzhen for a short business trip and decided to extend the trip by a few days…

For the fourth and final instalment on the Lijiang series, we head to Baisha Ancient Town. Baisha is a 25…

For the third instalment on the Lijiang series, we head to Heilongtan and Mufu Palace. Heilongtan is a park located…

This is the second in a series of posts from Lijiang in Yunnan Province in China. For this post, we…

In the western world, the first warmth of spring means that Good Friday and Easter Monday are just around the…

Continuing the series on Beijing neighbourhoods started with the Hutongs at Beilu Guxiang post, today I’d like to share some…

Having lived in Beijing for eight years now, I’ve started to take things for granted. There are amazing neighbourhoods to…

With the weather warming up, I thought it was time to go out for a long walk. A favourite spot…

This post is mostly images taken from the National Museum of China, located in Beijing, near the Palace Museum and…

Over the Christmas holidays, I made a second trip to Hangzhou to celebrate New Year’s Eve at my friend’s restaurant…

Just around Hallowe’en last year, I got an invitation from my friend to visit Hangzhou and check out his partner’s…

Hope all my readers are keeping safe and healthy during these unusual times. I wish you a Happy New Year!…

While there are a number of interesting airports that I’ve transited through in my travels, I never thought that I’d…

Autumn in Beijing is very short-lived. Some years, we only get a few days of awesome autumn weather and beautiful…

Today’s post will be a short one as it’s all about this amazing set of buildings on the harbour in…