How To Get A Sri Lanka🇱🇰Visa (E-visa)
I aim to give excellent expert first hand experiences on all the aspects of my travels to help you on your way. In 2013, I got my first ever Visa for Sri Lanka. It’s not…
Chinese New Year: What are Red Packets?
You have probably heard of Chinese New Year. It’s the same as New Year except it’s Chinese. That’s where things become slightly different. If you are lucky enough to live in a Chinese environment during…
Visiting Shangri La, Yunnan Province, China: Is This Just Fantasy?
“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” – Freddie Mercury. You’ll probably have heard the words Shangri La before, as I had done. But maybe you wonder what they mean, or indeed where…
A Taste of Tibet: Ganden Sumtseling Gompa Monastery, Yunnan Province, China
I haven’t been to Tibet yet – it’s on my long list of places to go, but recently I hiked near the Tibet to China border while staying in the high altitude Province of Yunnan.…
Window of the World in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Where Can You See The Empire State Building, the Taj Mahal and the Eiffel Tower all in one day? The answer is the Chinese city of Shenzhen, in the Guangdong Province. This city, also…
Backpacking in Xiamen: My First ‘X’ City, Fujian, China
Xiamen intrigued me immediately for one peculiar reason – it’s beginning letter. I was sure that until 2012 I had never been to a city beginning with the letter ‘x’. The nearest I had come…
Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Passport Photos
Time for the latest Tuesday’s Travel Essentials again. Getting visas becomes a regular part of your travels and therefore a handy tip to save time, money and effort is to always carry passport photos. Personally…
Gu Lang Yu Island, Fujian Province, China
Another of my incredible China adventures in recent times involved a visit to this crazy island known as Gu Lang Yu! Basically it’s an island off the coast of the Fujian Province and is reached…
How to get a Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa
So you have an inkling that you might move to Asia to find work, but you have no idea where to start? Why not try Hong Kong? Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa s are available…
Travel Myths Busted: Part 4: There Is NO ‘Travel Bug!’
In my series of Travel Myths I talk about any random travel related things that I disagree with or prove wrong. Given, that these are all honest posts and not meant to upset others, no…