Even though I was an expat to China for about six years, I didn’t consider traveling to the Yellow Mountain until one of my students who was born and raised in Tunxi, which is another name for Huangshan City (Yellow …
Read MoreThe Yellow Mountain: hiking among China’s most portrayed landscape
Who would have thought that one of the most bitter periods of my expat life in China, during which I had to change both my job and my apartment (well… again!), and started to think that I had had enough …
Chinese metropolises are huge, constipated, and bursting with activities at every corner. Newcomers might appreciate the fact that every day brings a new surprise and a new challenge, but the greatness of China also resides in its natural attractions, in …
Read More3 of the best outdoor weekend getaways in Fujian Province, China
If you’re unsure about which destination to choose in Southeast Asia, stay right here and have a peek at some of the best reasons to travel Thailand. In the past ten years, Thailand has become one of the top touristic …
The six years I spent working and studying in Xiamen, one of the best places to live in China as an expat, were so intense that I rarely thought about taking photos. All my focus was on taking in an …
If you’ve been thinking of relocating to China and growing culturally or professionally there, but are still unsure about where to go, have a peek at all the good reasons why Xiamen, a city on the southeast coast, should be …
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I decided to put down the most relevant thoughts and info about the last part of my fabulous trip to Tibet: trekking in Tibet on the Ganden-Samye route. My memories of that trek are the most vivid of the …
Read MoreTrekking in Tibet as a solo female traveler, an experience
The visit to Lake Namtso is a day trip from Lhasa. As Yamdrok Lake, it is holy water. It is a destination for Tibetan pilgrims more crowded than Yamdrok Lake. The road from Lhasa to Namtso is level and gives …
Tibet, Shigatse: After a silent and sleepy breakfast in the hotel, we set off for the second day of the road trip to the Everest Base Camp. Six people on the road, surrounded by a rough landscape. We barely met …