Travel in China, Hong Kong and Macau from island to island. New Tourism, Culture, Lifestyle and Boutique Travel. Independent Guide to Travel in China and surrounding territories.
Taiwan’s street food is not just good. It’s legendary. While much of Taiwan’s food originated in Fujian and other provinces of China, many Chinese dishes have been adjusted or reborn in Taiwan, while others are totally unprecedented and have helped to put Taiwanese food as a distinct cuisine on the global food map. The sheer …
Our original plan was visiting Nanshan Ski Resort on an organised tour, the simple option which we were very close to booking. It wasn’t until last minute browsing where we find that Nanshan Ski Resort is simple to reach independently. Instead of booking the tour we go it alone and save a hell of a …
The best views of Taipei 101 are undoubtedly found at a viewpoint found on a nearby hill called Elephant Mountain. It’s also relatively easy to reach these days, although we admittedly did it wrong on our first time round. Following a printed guide from 2013 we started out at the base of Taipei 101 (having travelled in …
My interest in travel to Tibet is not so much for the tourist stops in Lhasa, or even in the surrounding autonomous region itself. But more for the journey through the remote regions of the Himalayas and the mysterious Roof of the World. A region which is still somewhat contentious in parts, with 4 bordering …
I think it’s fair to say that the world’s best Beijing duck is found in Beijing, and, for roast duck in Beijing, it is hard to look past Da Dong Beijing Duck Restaurant. Not the cheapest, but with little more than one opportunity for roast duck in Beijing, I’m sure as hell not going to pass on …
Our first trip to Macau was on a quick stopover from Hong Kong (for a more recent and comprehensive guide check here). At the time expectations were low and our lazy research failed to see past towering casinos. In a way this was a godsend as Macau turned out to be the perfect end to a predictable …
The VISA for China is easily the most tricky VISA I’ve applied for in Bangkok. Certainly dwarfs any for Southeast Asia. I do not envy any backpacker who has to go through this process. Fortunately for me I was not backpacking and had a set schedule in place and a quick in, out journey planned. …
Xian was our first destination in China and in honesty it was not what I expected. Xian is far from a sleepy backwater; it is a new, exciting and surprisingly modern city. It is also very smoggy. Xian China is more of a historical city, the ancient structure and architecture now surrounded by sprawling stretches …
During our visit to Beijing we stayed in the Forbidden City area, each day walking past the Forbidden City, circling it every morning as I poke for snacks in surrounding Hutongs, I even stumbled onto a flag raising ceremony out front one morning. But did I go the Forbidden City? Nope. Did I go to …
Forbidden City Views from Jingshan Park (Beijing) Read More »
We were here by no more than a coin toss, a flip up between the ‘Shadow Puppet Show’ and ‘Massage by the Blind’ and I am sure we won. The experience turned out better than expected, not really for the Shadow Puppet Show but for the escape of surrounding mayhem and the somewhat eeriness of …
