When we visited Macao in China a few years back as part of our two week southern China trip, I found it hard to find out what the best things to do in Macao were since there wasn’t much written about it in English. And that is why I created this Macao travel guide! It…
Me: “Where do you want to go away this year? How about a Northern BC road trip? Thom: “I really want to go to Eastern Russia” Me: … And that’s how we ended up deciding to spend 2 and a half weeks travelling along the Trans Mongolian Railway. In truth, when Thom suggested Eastern Russia…
Budgeting for a trip can be hard, especially when it’s a trip through three different countries! I didn’t really know how much to budget for our Trans Mongolian Railway trip where we spent two weeks across China, Mongolia and Russia. Quite a lot of the costs came before we actually left; train tickets, hotel bookings,…
I’ve always thought we’d travel on the Trans Siberian Railway I just didn’t realise it would be so soon. Back in the summer of 2019, my husband said he wanted to go to Eastern Russia or Mongolia. So, I went to the library to look up guide books and came across the Trans Siberian Railway…
Ask me what the highlight of our Trans Mongolian railway trip was and I’ll tell you it was Beijing. Sure, I had a great time at Naadam in Mongolia and it was fun to see part of Russia, but I really enjoyed our time in Beijing. There are many reasons I liked Beijing, and we…
When we were planning our trip on the Trans Mongolian train journey, Beijing was one of the stops I was most excited for. We did some incredible things in Beijing, but for me, the stand out was our Great Wall of China trip from Beijing. We spent about 6 hours hiking along an unrestored part…
We spent 4 days in Beijing at the start of our Trans Mongolia railway trip. We saw some of the top sights, ate a lot of good food, and sweated a LOT in Beijing’s extremely hot and humid conditions. TMI? Sorrynotsorry. From temples to the Forbidden City, wandering around the parks, and taking a trip…
China may be renowned for its bustling, smog-filled cities but look a little further and you’ll see that there are plenty of beautiful natural landscapes just waiting to be explored. Sure you can visit the big cities of Shanghai or plan an amazing Beijing itinerary, but there are so many other places in China to…
Travelling in China independently was hard. Perhaps the hardest travelling I’ve done in a long, long time. But that’s not to say it wasn’t worth it. I just wish we’d had these tips for travelling to China for 2 weeks! We’d done a bit of research before we went and had heard from others that…
Hong Kong is undoubtedly a must-visit destination for many travellers. It’s a city with a stunning skyline, vibrant culture, and amazing food scene making it a top spot on many travel bucket lists. However, Hong Kong is not cheap. It’s an expensive city and finding places to stay in Hong Kong on a budget can…