First-time Travels

Shanghai, being a metropolitan city, is not always a cheap place to visit. If you know how to strike a bargain, then you’d probably hit[…]

As we touched down at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, everything was World Expo mode. Even the expressways had special directional signs to the expo[…]

If you want to see the more modern face of China, Shanghai is the place to be. Everything seems to be on a rush in[…]

The morning was gray and gloomy with the drizzling rain seem to be stopping our great adventure to the outskirts of Beijing. We were to[…]

For someone visiting an important nation like China, it is a must to make a stop in its most essential city, its capital, Beijing. Although[…]

China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Xi’an is one of the early capitals of this great nation for several dynasties. The[…]

One of the good things I enjoy in traveling is meeting new people along the way. May they be local residents or fellow travelers on[…]

I’ve never experienced hosteling until I went to Guangzhou, a city in the southern part of China.  I thought it would just be another small[…]

In Shenzhen, a bustling metropolis, I embarked on a transformative journey that revealed the world’s wonders within one city. It was an extraordinary voyage where[…]

Hong Kong is a place where East meets West, in a captivating fusion of tradition and modernity. Located on the southern coast of China, Hong[…]

While the neighboring autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau enjoy a great influx of tourists, South China’s Guangzhou and Shenzhen wouldn’t want to be[…]