Author: Akie

After almost two months since we left Yunnan Jianshui (雲南建水) in mid June, we finally entered the eastern border of Tibet and arrived at its…

Our drive to Genie (格聶) from Litang (理塘) was adventurous to say the least as it was totally off the digital map and the road…

The longer we travel around China, the more we realize that we cannot make plans and expect to stick to them. Life is not about…

China has many so-called ancient towns (古鎮) but they are sometimes overrated and too commercial. We decided to give Shaxi old town (沙溪) a go…

After the initial few weeks of total shut down, the authority slowly loosened the measures and starting from early April, tourist destinations, hotels and restaurants…

We arrived at the small old town of Jianshui (建水) just three days before its lockdown at the end of January during the Chinese New…

It has just dawned on me that we didn’t talk much about our cat Daisy and lovebird Lavender in our travel despite this is a…

I want to tell you more about Mr. Ma. He was a school teacher for 30 years and he probably taught all the grown ups…

On the fourth day, four young guests arrived and their presence altered the mood of the guesthouse. We had not encountered any foreigners on our…