Asia – Page 4 – Diary of a Tourist

How to Plan Your First Trip to China: Part 1 – Group Tour or Independent Travel?

Before my first visit to China last year, I did a lot of research. In this series of posts, I hope to share what I

It was our last day in China and we were approaching the end of our express trip across Beijing (Days 1, 2, 3), Xian (Days

It was our sixth and penultimate day in China and our first (and last) full day in Shanghai. (Read about Day 1, Day 2, Day

On Day 3 of our China trip, we caught the sleeper train from Beijing to Xian. I was quite nervous about this leg of the

It was Day 5 of our 7 day trip to China (Read about Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4). Today, we are

Our time in Xian began when we arrived on the overnight sleeper train from Xian. It was Day 4 of our week-long trip to China.

It was our third day in China and the one I had been looking forward to the most. We had arranged a day tour with

It was our second day in China, and it was going to be a busy one. We had arranged a day tour with The China

My story begins when I landed in Beijing Capital airport at 5 am on a Saturday in early November. The British Airways flight from Heathrow

Last week, I realised a dream of many years – to visit China for the first time. It was a fast paced express trip across

So, you’ve gone to Japan, may be for work, may be as a tourist. Chances are you are arriving/leaving via Tokyo, and have a few

In a previous post I mentioned how I loved finding little nuggets of information about new places I visit. What I equally love is when

I had so many questions when I was trying to book our recent holiday in the Maldives. Now that we are back, I thought that

With white sandy beaches and turquoise waters, Maldives is a dream destination for anyone. It is also a pretty pricey destination, so to many, it’s

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