Hi all, I just returned from a 14-day trip to Liaoning province, China, and am excited to share our travel experience exploring Northeast China. Wondering about what to do in Shenyang or whether Liaoning is worth visiting? If you love history, scenic mountains, fresh seafood or specifically, high-quality Japanese sashimi, you’ll love Liaoning! We visited during late summer and enjoyed
Hey, travelling to China soon? Here are 12 China Travel Tips you should know before travelling to China. As you see, travelling in China is quite different from travelling in other destinations. For example, Google Map that we are so dependent on for navigation and reviews would not be useful in China. Also, many websites and apps would not load
Hey all, I’m so excited as I’m planning my trip to and around Liaoning province, China (辽宁)! We’ve shortlisted at least 4 cities to visit: Shenyang (沈阳) Dandong (丹东) Dalian (大连) Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛) – this is at the fringe of Liaoning, located in Hebei province. As usual, Beijing (北京) will be our landing and departure point. Why Beijing? It’s a
Hey all, just a short note before I fly off to Shandong, China tonight. Will be hopping to a few cities (Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Weihai, Zibo) and sharing quick updates through my Instagram. Let’s connect there – I’ll show you great things to do and yummy things to try in Shandong! See you at IG! Post-update (15 Aug 26): You can
Last May, I visited Hainan, a touristy island located in southern part of China, where many locals typically descend to escape the winter cold from Nov to April. Let me share my 10-day itinerary covering a few counties/cities in Hainan, including Wanning, Lingshui, Sanya and Haikou. You’ll want to visit Hainan if you like islands, blue water, nature, seafood, coconut
After six days in Xi’an covering numerous attractions such as Mount Huashan and Terracotta Army Musuem, we wrapped up our last day in Xi’an with shopping, a sunset stroll along Xi’an Ancient City Wall, and indulging in a good BBQ dinner (Chinese-style). Don’t miss what we did earlier: Day 1: From Singapore to Beijing’s Temple of Heaven Day 2: Step
Continuing our Beijing-to-Xi’an travelogue, we visited Terracotta Army on Day 11 and had a terrible time trying not to be squashed by the crowd there. Read on to check out our experience at Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, an UNESCO World Heritage site with about 8,000 Terracotta warriors protecting Emperor Qin in his afterlife (or so he believed). How
What are the things to do in Haikou? Yay! We’ve come to part 4 – the final chapter of our Hainan travelogue! You’ll see us travel from Sanya to Haikou – a port city with an old world vibe. There, we would stroll along Qilou Old Street, savour good food at Haida Night Market and indulge in quite a bit
In our 10-day Hainan trip, Wuzhizhou Island ranked high as a must-visit attraction. We visited the island on Day 7 of our Hainan trip, and am dedicating a post to share our experience on the popular island. For a better story flow, you can check out these day-by-day account first. And when you are done, scroll right through to continue
Great! We’ve come to part 3 of our Hainan travel. You’ll see us visiting the popular Wuzhizhou Island, also known as “The Maldive” of China. We’ll also take nice photos at Coconut Dream Corridor as well as visit two night markets in Hainan. For a better story flow, check out these posts first before continuing the Hainan relaxing trip from
