China to Hong Kong It was a minor miracle that our taxi turned up at 6.30am to take us to the airport in Xiamen, China for our flight to Hong Kong. Our host made two phone calls to the taxi, one Chinese argument later and our ride arrived. We could not have done it without […]
A Day Trip to Macau Island After the cluster of disasters with our attempt to get to an island in China without prior bookings, we didn’t want to make the same mistake getting to the island of Macau (also spelled Macao). We only had one chance to get there so we wanted to make sure […]
Arriving in Xiamen Our flight from Guilin to Xiamen took us around 55 minutes and cost us 1200CYN/$260NZ for both of us. There are certainly other ways that could be cheaper but our time in China was running out. Our 1-month visa was nearly expired and we weren’t keen on overstaying our welcome in China. […]
So Where is Guilin? Guilin is a really scenic city and therefore one of the best-known tourist destinations in China. There are many scenic spots within short travelling distances from the city of Guilin. It is only about 500km northwest of Hong Kong. It is famous for the scene which is printed on the back […]
We had covered off the ‘big ticket items’ we wanted to see in China. The Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors was the major drawcard for choosing this tour. There were many other wonderful sites we saw on the way. Here is a roundup of the rest of the highlights. Sacred Way Located on the […]
Why Japan We had nearly finished our House Sitting Assignment in Incheon, South Korea. Our next stop was Thailand for our next assignment. We had 12 days break and Japan is right next door to Korea. It made sense for us to plan a trip to a country we never thought we would get to. […]
Beijing to Xi’an We were leaving Beijing to travel to Xi’an which is the home to the Terracotta Warriors. This is certainly up there with The Great Wall when it comes to ticking off another ‘must do’ during our travels. Xi’an is one of the oldest cities in China and was the starting point of […]
The Great Wall of China We were very excited about our day’s activities today as we were finally going to be visiting The Great Wall at Badaling. You will often hear that people have The Great Wall on their Bucket List. I’m always reluctant to have a Bucket List as such but let’s just say […]
Why a Tour? After spending our first two nights on our own in Beijing, our tour was a welcome relief. Just not to have the exhausting hassle of trying work out how and where to go. When travelling long term, the mear effort needed to plan your next move takes a lot of research and […]
Exploring Beijing Beijing was our first stop in our month-long stay in China. It was going to be the start of our tour with Travel China Guide. We wanted to get a feel for Beijing on our own so arrived a couple of days before the tour was to start. This would also give us […]