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Essential survival Chinese vocab to travel China

Essential survival Chinese vocab to travel China

Though the statistics are inconclusive, it is estimated that only <1% of local people in mainland China speak English. Having...
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Backpacking China at 19 Years Old – Comedic & Stressful

Backpacking China at 19 Years Old – Comedic & Stressful

It was 2016, I was 19 years old and on uni holidays. I had never met anyone who had travelled...
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Venice of the East – Suzhou & Wuxi’s Canal Towns

Venice of the East – Suzhou & Wuxi’s Canal Towns

Home to the Venice of the East, Jiangsu is the place to see the traditional Chinese towns built on canals....
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A Glimpse at the Enormous Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

A Glimpse at the Enormous Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Exploring Xinjiang - Kashgar Ancient City, Uyghur culture, the Turpan basin & how people survive in the hottest and driest...
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A MAJOR Villa Disaster in the Bali of China

A MAJOR Villa Disaster in the Bali of China

A surprising find in Southern China - Hainan, Sanya is the Bali of China and is home to true beach...
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A Spontaneous Grasslands Roadtrip – Exploring Inner Mongolia in a Rental

A Spontaneous Grasslands Roadtrip – Exploring Inner Mongolia in a Rental

Experiencing the still existing Mongolian culture, yurts, throat singing and horsehead fiddles deep in the grasslands outside of Hohhot, Inner...
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Seas and trees in a modern metropolis – Shenzhen, Guangdong

Seas and trees in a modern metropolis – Shenzhen, Guangdong

A weekend getaway of beaches and waterfalls in China's Tech Megacity, Shenzhen. Not far from the hustle of this young...
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Bucket List Dream in Tibet – Roof of the World

Bucket List Dream in Tibet – Roof of the World

Finally living out my dream of visiting Tibet! Lhasa, The Potala Palace, Everest Base Camp & the altitude that accompanied...
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Snowboarding obsession in Jilin – the coldest place in China!

Snowboarding obsession in Jilin – the coldest place in China!

Snowboarding in one of China's coldest places - Songhua, Jilin. This ski resort is impressively cheap and has some of...
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