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Beautiful friendship in Yangzhou (揚州的友誼)

Yangzhou is beautiful in springtime as the willows by the river and canal turn lushly green and various flowers pop…

When the first wave of Covid hit China in the beginning of 2020, our travelling came to a halt…

Originally, we did not plan to go to Ejin Banner (額濟納旗) in the most north western tip of Inner Mongolia….

After lots of late night chats and loads of fun with our young friend Jovy, the four of us returned…

Daisy the queen of van life. Jovy and the four of us continued our journey northward and…

Friends have wanted to join our travel in China ever since we started but then COVID got in the way…

After spending months in Tibet followed by a whirlwind three-week tour in Qinghai over 3,000 kilometres, we were ready to…

From Lhasa, we headed northeast to Qinghai (青海) via the Qingzang route (青藏公路). I was even more unfamiliar with Qinghai…

In early September, we arrived in Lhasa and ended up staying for over a month. My first impression of Lhasa…

Nineteen days into our Ngari (阿里) journey, we saw spectacular snow mountains and lakes of various shapes and sizes. We…