Blessed Are The Curious, For They Shall Have Adventures
Ulaanbaatar I left Beijing on a foggy morning. The train station was already buzzing at 630am when I arrived and I was puzzled by the departure board which had the train numbers in English but didn’t list the platforms. Luckily I showed my ticket to someone at the information desk and they pointed me to […]
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Our 12 hour train ride to Beijing ended up being a little delayed and closer to 16 hours, so by the time we arrived in China’s capital, found our hostel (Flowering House Hostel) and got cleaned up it was late afternoon. We tried a nearby restaurant with posters of bao that piqued our interest for […]
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Xi’an is known by most people for the discovery of the Terracotta Army of emperor Qin Shi Huang ,found an hour outside of the city. I was delighted to find it offers way more history and culture inside and outside its ancient walls and has many activities and neighborhoods to explore. We arrived in Xi’an […]
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Yangshuo, lies on the Li River. Compared to Kunming and Guilin it is a tiny town with just enough restaurants, shops and people to seem lively yet maintain its charming character. We stayed 2km outside of Yangshuo at the Li River Retreat (#5 hotel on Trip Advisor). I highly recommend as well. It offers quiet serenity and […]
Read MoreAfter spending 2 days in Guilin, we left the hustle and bustle of the city for the quiet Karst topography and countryside of Yangshuo. We were picked up at our hostel and taken to a larger tour bus where we met Yang Yang our tour guide for the four hour river cruise from Guilin to […]
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