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The Last Hutong

Continuing our China exploration, we’d like to share with you this poignant article and photostory by Italian photojournalist Luca Vasconi. This is his second article for us, after this beautiful photo essay on Varanasi. The millenary Great Wall, the charm of the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City that overlooks the endless expanse of Tiananmen … Read more

Guilin to Yangshuo on a Bamboo Raft

What’s more romantic than floating down a river in a bamboo raft? Today, our guest writer Kristen Mankosa shows us how to travel the most scenic way from Guilin to Yangshuo: by bamboo raft along the Li River.

There are few other countries on Earth that are as diverse as China. From the mega cities of the East Coast to the lush nature of the south, to the mountains and deserts of Western China. Today’s guest post from Mateen takes us to the Karakoram Highway between China and Pakistan, as well as Kashgar and … Read more

5 Reasons to Visit Yunnan

backpacking yubeng 5 reasons to go to Yunnan

Here’s a guest post by Jon from Jonistravelling, who’s giving us five reasons to visit the wonderful province of Yunnan in Southern China. Get ready for some seriously stunning photography! Yubeng Yubeng is probably my favourite place in Asia, and I only heard about it a few days before I went there. It’s a tiny … Read more

Not just Terracotta – Things to do in Xi’an

Continuing our China series, we travel to Xi’an, home to the world famous Terracotta Warriors. Here we show you things to do in Xian besides the Terracotta Warriors. Things to do in Xian Xi’an is on the radar of most travellers to China, and rightly so, as it is the home of the Terracotta Warriors. The … Read more

Beijing Street Desserts

To celebrate our China month, and our love for Chinese food, today we’d like to share a guest post written by one of the coolest travel bloggers out there, Agness from eTramping. Beijing is definitely one of the most adventurous and interesting cities to try out local street food goodies in China. It is packed … Read more