LESSONS LEARNED ON THE TRANS-MONGOLIAN Stepping off the train in Moscow, we officially ended our journey on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. What started in daydreams — staring at maps and...
1.5 BEIJING CITY CENTRAL YOUTH HOTEL IN CHINA I wouldn't recommend the Beijing City Central Youth Hotel to anyone. Well, maybe a young man looking to test himself before shipping off to...
4.1 XIANGZIMEN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOSTEL IN XI’AN We might have spent more time relaxing in the comfortable atmosphere of the Xiangzimen International Youth Hostel in Xi'an than we did out...
BEST OF CHINESE STREET FOOD When I first arrived in China, I thought the food was going to be like this: Or like this: Apart from the Donghuamen night market in Beijing...
BEIJING PHOTO GALLERY A short but eventful visit to Beijing that included stops at the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and a wonderful hike along the steep steps of the...
TRAVELING BY TRAIN IN CHINA Traveling by train is a great way to see China and cover a lot of ground on a smaller budget. In our month in China we took six different trains with...
XI’AN PHOTO GALLERY A stop in Xi'an, China, where we rode bikes around the ancient Xi'an City Wall, visited the Terra Cotta Army and ate so much good food in the Muslim...
I’M A TOURIST The past week has been an all out, sight-seeing rampage. Day after day we were hopping buses, waiting in lines, buying steeply priced tickets and...
CHENGDU PHOTO GALLERY We came to Chengdu for pandas but ended up getting so much more. One day, we'd love to return here as the jump-off point for a trip into Tibet. Keep...
3.8 HELLO CHENGDU INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOSTEL IN CHINA Hello Chengdu International Youth Hostel followed the theme of the city itself- clean and friendly, which made for a relaxing and enjoyable...
VISIT CHENGDU We were impressed with Chengdu the moment we stepped off the train. It was by far the cleanest, friendliest and least chaotic city we'd visited since...
3.8 CLIMBERS’ INN IN YANGSHUO Initially we had booked different reservations for our stay in Yangshuo, but upon a recommendation from another backpacker we switched for a much...
FIRST SCOOTER RIDE IN CHINA No one drove in their lane in Yangshuo. In fact, they frequently drove on the wrong side of the road. At the roundabouts it was a strange harmony of...
