There were many, many, things we loved about the ancient city of Ping Yao. From it’s oldy-worldy streets packed with Chinese tourists to its crazy…
The one thing I think most travellers would agree on is that visiting different countries makes you appreciate the life you have. Whenever I travel…
There are many traditional sights in China that can sum up the country in a snapshot for me: red lanterns lining streets filled with restaurants;…
I spent a week waiting in Beijing for two friends from home to arrive. Every day groups from the hostel went off to the Great…
N is for the National Centre for the Performing Arts Like it or loath it, the egg-shaped NCPA is an example of Beijing’s more modern…
Before coming to China I was really worried. The stories I’d heard about it from other travellers had not been promising. One girl summed it…
Myanmar, Burma? Burma, Myanmar? Even its name is confusing. Should you call the country Burma, its former name which Aung San Suu Kyi believes it…
J is for JJs Considering that I’ve spent the last month rotating two pairs of trousers and four t-shirts in order to keep my legs…
I think travelling solo in Burma is the closest I will ever get to knowing what it’s like to be a celebrity. Everywhere you go,…
There have been many, many, great moments in Burma. Lots of which I’m sure I’ll bore you all with when I get home (feel free…