You might have seen my post on the fantastic yellow canola fields near Luoping in China and thought they looked spectacular. Well, yes they were pretty on the eye and while I enjoyed our afternoon stroll round the Yellow Canola Fields at Jin Ji Cun, it was only the next day that we got to Read more about 螺絲田/Screw Tin: Viewpoint Over Yellow Canola Fields Near Luoping, Yunnan Province, China[…]
Another Chinese gem of a snack for you today on Friday’s Featured Food. As I head back to the marvellous Yunnan Province to the peculiar but vibrant old town of Jianshui. Jianshui is off the beaten track for sure, but its inner charms will surprise you to the core. After backpacking my way through the Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Spicy Barbecued Tofu in Jianshui, Yunnan Province, China[…]
Places like Jianshui will stick in my memory for one reason. You’ve never heard of them before you arrive and you’ll never forget them after you leave! I went backpacking in Jianshui in China…I always find it a unique experience when you go backpacking in a town or city that has no other backpackers. I Read more about Backpacking in Jianshui Old Town, Yunnan Province, China[…]
Never underestimate the amount of FREE sightseeing you can do. Did you know that there are FREE museums all over the place, you just need to do your research beforehand. I used to go to museums a lot more than I do now, so these days I basically only go to FREE museums unless I Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: FREE Museums[…]
On this never ending travel corridor it was time to watch the sunset viewing at Yuanyang Rice Terraces in China’s Yunnan Province. I read up on it beforehand and it was billed as the best series of rice terraces in the world and that sunset would be absolutely mind blowing. I’ve seen my fair share Read more about Sunset at Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Southern Yunnan Province, China[…]
A visit to Shiling Stone Forest in China’s Yunnan Province is well worth a trip. This place became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 and has a thriving tourist economy. The downside is the cost of getting there, the up side is you get to see a forest comprised of fantastic rock formations. Read more about Shilin Stone Forest, Yunnan Province, China[…]
Train travel in China is always exciting, I just love it. But Chinese high speed train is even more scintillating! With an influx of new routes, super clean, super fast trains, the age of smoky, shaking Chinese carriages are fading out. In the last 18 months I have taken a few trips on the high Read more about Train Travel: A Guide to High Speed Rail in China!![…]
Pingjianglu in Suzhou is part of the “Venice of The East” moniker that the city of Suzhou has been dubbed with. Suzhou is situated in the Jiangsu Province of China. It is well worth the trip and again is quite off the beaten tourist track. I headed to the district/street known as Pingjianglu in the Read more about Venice of the East Pingjianglu, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China[…]