China

Our Trans Mongolia railway trip kicked off with 4 days in Beijing. We saw some of the top sights, ate a lot of good food and sweated a LOT in …

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, …

I recently spent two weeks travelling in China and you can see our south-west China itinerary here. China was completely different to anywhere I’ve experienced before. More so than South …

Hong Kong isn’t going to be topping a list of cheap places to travel any time soon but that’s not to say you can’t stick to a relatively small budget …

Ask me what the highlight of our Trans Mongolian railway trip was and I’ll tell you it was Beijing. There are many reasons I liked Beijing (you can see what …

I’ve always thought we’d travel on the Trans Siberian Railway I just didn’t realise it would be this summer. When Thom said he wanted to go to Eastern Russia, or …

Budgeting for a trip can be hard, especially when it’s a trip through three different countries! I didn’t really know how much to budget for our Trans Mongolian Railway trip …

Me: “Where do you want to go away this year? How about a Northern BC road trip? Thom: “I really want to go to Eastern Russia” Me: … And that’s …

Macao is similar to Hong Kong in that it has special status allowing it to rule itself separate from Mainland China. Historically, Macao (or Macau) was a Portuguese colony and …

Planning a trip to China but don’t want to visit the super touristy cities of Beijing and Shanghai? You’re in the right place! Our first trip to China was following …