Your Window to Asia
China has a reputation for being very cheap or a lot of trouble to visit. That is not entirely true. What mostly surprises people who visit China for the first …
China 7 Days Budget Travel Plan: Beijing, Xi’an & Shanghai on $1,000-1,300 (2026 Guide) Read More
Going to be perfectly honest, I went to the Chengdu Panda Base just for a brief photo stop on the way to everything else Sichuan had in store. It turned …
Chengdu Panda Base: What It’s Really Like Visiting China’s Most Famous Panda Sanctuary Read More
If someone asks me that, if there’s one place in Shanghai that shows the city in one look, I would say it’s the Bund. On one side there is a …
The Bund Shanghai: A Complete First-Timer’s Guide to China’s Most Iconic Waterfront Read More
China really loves its landscapes. Only one of them is on the money. If you turn over a 20 yuan note, you will see the Li River near Xingping with …
Li River, China: The Karst Mountain Cruise That Looks Like a Painting Come to Life Read More
When you walk through the entrance gate at night, something cool happens. The cold does not bother you anymore. You are in Harbin Ice and Snow World, which is in …
Harbin Ice and Snow World: Stepping Into a City Built Entirely of Ice Read More
Some places are just impossible to capture in a photograph, and before going I’d braced myself for Jiuzhaigou Valley to be yet another ‘over-hyped Instagrammer place, the type of place …
Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan: The Fairyland I Didn’t Believe Existed Until I Saw It Read More
There’s nowhere else in China where you can truly stop, stare and then completely reassess everything you thought you knew about the ancient world. Here’s why the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum …
Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum: The Complete Travel Guide Read More
You have seen the Great Wall of China in photos many times. You have heard people talk about it. You think you know what the Great Wall of China is …
The Great Wall of China: The Ultimate Travel Guide (2026) Read More
Imagine this. You are in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China, when it’s 7 o’clock in the morning. It is cold, damp and you are standing on a ridge, in southern …
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park China: I Stood on a Glass Bridge 300 Metres Above Nothing Read More