I loved the relaxed charm of Vientiane in Laos. It’s got to be one of the less well known capital cities in the world. It was my first port of call when travelling in Laos (after arriving at the border point of Thanaleng) and I met up with a travel buddy there (Chaz – a Read more about Things to see and do in Vientiane, Laos: A Top 5[…]
Today I head back to China (a country I LOVE visiting) for Friday’s Featured Food. I was loving the Kaiping Diaolou Tour in and around the city of Kaiping (called Hoi Ping in Cantonese) and it was time to eat. China with its endless range of foods needs to be sampled. I admit to not Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Eel Fried Rice in Kaiping, China[…]
As Thirsty Thursdays go this ranks as one of the most obscure! I had spent a week or so in Sri Lanka, touring around. It was a special trip because my parents had joined me and my girlfriend – I only see my parents once at year at most these days. It got to the Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Having a Beer in an Elephant Souvenir Shop in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka[…]
Think of all those stereotypes you hear about the Philippines and then head to Alona beach on Panglao Island. It is here on this remote beach where those stereotypes live up to their promise and become reality. Alona Beach is a paradise for relaxing – but head there quick as it becoming VERY touristy and Read more about Alona Beach, Panglao Island, The Philippines[…]
As a lover of the real “off the beaten track tourist gems”, this is one of the latest editions to my list. Enchanted and inspired by my visit to the Yunnan Province in December 2012, I returned in March 2013 (last weekend) to check out the sights in and around the city of Luoping, the Read more about Yellow Canola Fields, Jin Ji Cun, Luoping, Yunnan Province, China[…]
In my ongoing series of world borders, I basically write about the ways to cross various borders, aiming to give an account of my personal journeys and help you to copy me and get into a new country without fuss. Having crossed the Hong Kong to China border so many times and in almost every Read more about World Borders: How to get from Hong Kong to China (Kwun Tong to Huanggang, Shenzhen)[…]
You know all those things you hear about Chinese factories? Over working, long hours, bad rates of pay, moaning staff, slavery and that stupid term “sweat shops” (which I hate)…well it was time to try and dispel some of these myths, or indeed prove them to be correct as I got an exclusive visit – Read more about Exclusive: The Day I…Went Behind the Scenes in a Chinese Factory!![…]
In Sri Lanka, tea is the national drink. Well it has to be! Every day almost every nationality in the world will sip a liquid that was made from leaves grown here in the mysterious hills of Sri Lanka. I made the trip to the valleys and hills at Haputale in Sri Lanka to the Read more about Visiting Dambatenne Tea Factory, Haputale, Sri Lanka[…]
Today’s Friday’s Featured Food comes from Indonesia. A country I have been to only once so far, and I visited Java and Bali when I was there. I preferred Java, especially the central Java region which houses both Prambanan and Borobudur. On an essential day long tour of the Yogyakarta region, we took time out Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Indonesian Buffet Lunch in Yogyakarta[…]
I haven’t written much about Macau (Macao) yet and there will be a lot to come on it. This sparkling country is a former Portugeuese colony in China, almost like Hong Kong’s European cousin and there are similarities to be drawn between Macau and Hong Kong. Macao (spelt locally Macau) is a great city with Read more about The Night I…Won Money in a Macau Casino![…]