Yangzhou is beautiful in springtime as the willows by the river and canal turn lushly green and various flowers pop…
Author: Akie
Life in Yangzhou (揚州的日子) Jan 13 2022 onward Part 1
When the first wave of Covid hit China in the beginning of 2020, our travelling came to a halt…
Heartwarming Ejin Banner (盛情難卻的額濟納旗) 30 May – 17 Jun
Originally, we did not plan to go to Ejin Banner (額濟納旗) in the most north western tip of Inner Mongolia….
Exploring Western Inner Mongolia 沙塵滾滾的內蒙古西部 7-12 May (Part 2)
After lots of late night chats and loads of fun with our young friend Jovy, the four of us returned…
Exploring Western Inner Mongolia 沙塵滾滾的內蒙古最西部 7-12 May (Part 1)
Daisy the queen of van life. Jovy and the four of us continued our journey northward and…
Amazing Mati Temple and Qilianxian 馬蹄寺與祁連縣 30 Apr – 6 May 2021
Friends have wanted to join our travel in China ever since we started but then COVID got in the way…
Winter in Dunhuang (敦煌的冬天) 2 Dec 2020 – 19 Apr 2021
After spending months in Tibet followed by a whirlwind three-week tour in Qinghai over 3,000 kilometres, we were ready to…
Qinghai (青海) 13 Nov – 1 Dec 2020
From Lhasa, we headed northeast to Qinghai (青海) via the Qingzang route (青藏公路). I was even more unfamiliar with Qinghai…
A Month in Lhasa (拉薩的一個月) Sept 2020
In early September, we arrived in Lhasa and ended up staying for over a month. My first impression of Lhasa…
Ngari, Tibet (西藏阿里之旅) Part 3, 20-30 Oct
Nineteen days into our Ngari (阿里) journey, we saw spectacular snow mountains and lakes of various shapes and sizes. We…