Guilin
The main reason for visiting Guilin was to see it’s amazing scenery and take a trip down the Li River. We also wanted to see local fisherman using Cormorants to…
Xi’an
China is full of so many wondrous sights and experiences. Again, another big tick off the bucket list was seeing the Terracotta Warriors. You need to see this amazing spectacle…
Lijiang
We had a thoroughly nice time in Lijiang. Our trip coincided with the ‘Naxi Torch Festival‘ which is an ancient folk custom where fires and torches are lit for three…
Tiger Leaping Gorge
We visited ‘Tiger Leaping Gorge’ as part of a day trip from Lijiang. It’s located about 60km north of Lijiang and takes a couple of hours to get there. There…
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is a must-see if you find yourself in Beijing. It’s a very interesting place to visit especially in light of everything that has happened there over the years.…
China’s matching outfit trend
While travelling around China we witnessed a very strange phenomenon. The practice of couples and sometimes even entire families wearing the same t-shirts, shirts, shorts and sometimes even entire outfits.…
Beijing
Beijing is definitely a city of big contrasts. Extreme poverty and wealth exist side by side in here. I witnessed a man begging for money outside a shopping centre while…
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It snakes approximately 13,170 miles (21,196 kilometres) from the east to the west of China. It’s…