– China

Celebrating Lunar New Year in China

It's been a long while since I last felt excited about celebrating the Chinese New Year. The preparations leading up…

10 years ago

The ‘right’ season for travelling

The Chinese coastal city of Qingdao is famous not only for its beer, but also its beaches. The imaginatively-named No.…

10 years ago

Five short trips for 2015

It may be just days into the new year, but hey, now's a good time to start planning trips for…

10 years ago

Spending the festive season overseas

I don't normally attend New Year countdown events. But a couple of years ago, I decided on a lark that…

10 years ago

You should have been here years ago

I bet you've probably heard this refrain a thousand times before on your travels - that you should have been…

10 years ago

Henan – Glorious past, now just a faded memory

“I may be born in China, but I am Jewish and I hope to return to Israel one day,“ said…

10 years ago

Holiday gone wrong

The tall Dutch guy came running out of the darkness, ashen-faced and on the verge of tears. He cried out,…

10 years ago

Kashgar – The other face of China

The lady beside me gripped the sides of the seat, shut her eyes and started mumbling some prayers as the…

10 years ago

Hong Kong’s #OccupyCentral protests in pictures

The Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong is entering its third week with no end in sight. As the impasse…

10 years ago

Tongren – A slice of Tibet

Momentarily blinded by the intense sunlight as I emerged from the dim interior of the monastery, I shut my eyes…

10 years ago