Last night I went to the German Bierfest in Hong Kong, hosted by the Marco Polo Hotel. With an awesome view of Kowloon and Hong Kong harbour, the festival was a light throwback to my student days of partying. But with a few differences of course. One being we’re in Asia. Marco Read more about Marco Polo German Bierfest – Hong Kong 2012[…]
China is still an unknown travel gem for the most part, I really believe that. Especially for those that cannot speak Chinese. For example my latest trip to China was to Shaoguan and Danxiashan both in the north of the Guangdong province, neither of which are even recognised as locations on most travel websites. I Read more about Backpacking at Penis Rock, Danxiashan Mountains, Guangdong Province, China[…]
There’s something dreamy to me about China and Taiwan. It’s a bit hard to explain. It’s like you’re stepping into another world. I haven’t found the same type of feeling on anywhere else on my travels, not even Hong Kong or Macao. Both of which are to a political extent under the rule of Read more about Fujian Bus Trip: Shuyang Town to Xiamen[…]
The amount of random places I have stayed surprises even myself. This particular overnight dwelling ranks as one of the oddest but undoubtedly one of the most spectacular. We stayed in an ancient Earthen Tulou Building in the Fujian Province of China, the building itself dates back to 1743. This could well be the oldest Read more about Fujian Tour Part 9: The Qingde Building, Our Accomodation[…]
No trip to the outstanding World Heritage Earthen Buildings region of Fujian Province would be complete without spending a night in one of them. Which is what Panny and I did, sleeping in the Qingde Building, which has been converted into a wonderful “hotel”. We were in Room 39 on the top floor (the third Read more about Fujian Tour Part 8 – Nightfall in Taxia Village *[…]
Our spectacular tour of the inland part of the Fujian Province of China ended in Taxia Village, where we were staying for the night. The day tour had been phenomenal. We got to see a host of traditional Fujian Earthen Tulou Buildings and were glad of a fantastic place to stay for the night. Of Read more about Fujian Tour Part 7 – Taxia Village By Day and De Yuan Tang[…]
Panny and I were on an all day tour of the Earthen Buildings in the Fujian Province of China. After going inside the highly impressive “King of Tulou” (Chengqi Building), we decided to walk up the hill behind it to get a view of the town. We didn’t realise the actual town was so big Read more about Fujian Tour Part 6 – Gaobei Hamlet, Gaotou Village[…]
Arrival at the Chengqi Building was just before noon and this area is known as the Gaotou Village in Yongding County. The sun was beating down hard. Panny and I had already decided to stay here for ages to annoy our rude driver. He was very rude to me here when we got off and Read more about Fujian Tour Part 5 – Chengqi Building: King Of Tulou[…]