I didn’t know much about Mongolia before we booked our Trans Mongolia railway tickets. In my mind Mongolia was full of yaks, rolling green hills and Ger camps. And, whilst that’s true to some extent, there’s so much more to know about Mongolia. We spent a couple of weeks exploring Mongolia. We stayed in the…
The second stop on my Trans Mongolian Railway adventure was Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. We arrived there one afternoon after catching the train from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar and were ready to explore the country’s capital city. The train to Ulaanbaatar from Beijing was long but a great chance to relax before kicking things up a gear…
When we were planning our trip on the Trans Mongolian train journey, Beijing was one of the stops I was most excited for. We did some incredible things in Beijing, but for me, the stand out was our Great Wall of China trip from Beijing. We spent about 6 hours hiking along an unrestored part…
We spent 4 days in Beijing at the start of our Trans Mongolia railway trip. We saw some of the top sights, ate a lot of good food, and sweated a LOT in Beijing’s extremely hot and humid conditions. TMI? Sorrynotsorry. From temples to the Forbidden City, wandering around the parks, and taking a trip…
China may be renowned for its bustling, smog-filled cities but look a little further and you’ll see that there are plenty of beautiful natural landscapes just waiting to be explored. Sure you can visit the big cities of Shanghai or plan an amazing Beijing itinerary, but there are so many other places in China to…
China has an extraordinarily long history so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that with that there are a lot of very, very ancient towns in China. As emperors came and went so did towns either being forgotten of transforming into some of China’s bustling cities. Fortunately, there are still some places you can go…
The town of Yangshuo China was described in our Lonely Planet guide as a “once-peaceful settlement” now a home to “pole-dancing bars” and it was at that point I was beginning to question why I’d thought it was a good idea to visit Yangshuo. That description alone conjured up something seedy with images of Amsterdam’s…
Travelling in China independently was hard. Perhaps the hardest travelling I’ve done in a long, long time. But that’s not to say it wasn’t worth it. I just wish we’d had these tips for travelling to China for 2 weeks! We’d done a bit of research before we went and had heard from others that…
“You’re going to the rice terraces in November? But there’s nothing to see”. That was the reply we’d got used to hearing when we were chatting with hosts and locals about our China 2 weeks itinerary. We were heading to the Longji Rice Terraces and apparently, when we got there, there would be nothing to…
Hong Kong is undoubtedly a must-visit destination for many travellers. It’s a city with a stunning skyline, vibrant culture, and amazing food scene making it a top spot on many travel bucket lists. However, Hong Kong is not cheap. It’s an expensive city and finding places to stay in Hong Kong on a budget can…