Xian Highlights | China
One day, I had just one day to see as much of Xian as possible! Honestly, like most people, the Terracotta Army was my main reason for coming here, but since it wouldn’t take up all my time,…
Zhangjiajie Highlights | China
After my whistle-stop highlights tour of China’s capital, Beijing, it was time for me to head off to another part of the country, and this time, I was going rural, to Zhangjiajie. This was a little more nerve-racking,…
Beijing Highlights | China
Three days. How do you possibly see all that Beijing has to offer in just three days? Well, it wasn’t a leisurely holiday, that’s for sure, but I gave it my best shot. I had just seven days…
Kayaking in Sai Kung
Oh I do love a public holiday! Last week it was Ching Ming festival, a traditional day of tomb cleaning for the Chinese, which meant a day off work for all of us! The good weather from the…
Hiking to Tai Long Wan
I’ve been wanting to go to Tai Long Wan forever, but I ended up running out of time last year. It’s often called “the most beautiful beach in Hong Kong” and from the photos I’d seen, I could…
Hong Kong Flower Festival
I love it when an event comes to town! As I’ve proven recently, there’s still plenty more areas of Hong Kong I haven’t explored in my time here so far, but when there’s some sort of event or…
Travel Inspiration – Nicaragua
Welcome to the land of volcanos! Yes, that’s really what Nicaragua gets called, there’s a ton of them, and plenty are active, though full-blown eruptions don’t happen too often as far as I know. This was another country…
23rd Birthday – Ocean Park Round 4
It was my birthday, hooray! Well, is it still a hooray? When you’re a kid, getting older is really exciting somehow, since you get presents and cake and maybe a party, and as you get older you get…
Kowloon Walled City Park
Last year I visited several of Hong Kong’s major parks, including Hong Kong, Kowloon and Victoria Parks, but someone the Walled City Park skipped my radar, as I’d forgotten all about it until a friend mentioned it recently.…
A-Z Travel Wish List
I’ve travelled to about 30 countries now, and I’m making plans to check a few more off the list this year – and hopefully write an A-Z of places I’ve already been. But it’s a big world, and there’s so…
