Visiting China on a Budget

What you can do to ensure your travel money stays local

Let me portrait you two situations. 1. When I was 12 years old I visited Thailand with my parents. I remember buying a local batik shirt at a little market; I was super happy with my...

The Ultimate Guide to the Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is far from being just a wall that can be seen from the cosmos. It’s a state of mind. After hundreds of years when emperors from countless Chinese dynasties made gates...

Trek in Nepal: the Mustang area

The Mustang is a small Tibetan enclave in the Nepalese territory which is nothing like the rest of the country. Here everything is barren but the river which crossed this Nepalese region from...

Hidden Gems of Hong Kong: Temple Hill (Tsz Wan Shan)

Temple Hill (Tsz Wan Shan) stands at the foothill of Lion Rock Hill. The roads are very steep and it is not easy to walk from Wong Tai Sin to Temple Hill (Tsz Wan Shan). When I was young, I...

Festivals in Hong Kong: Mid-autumn Lantern Displays

Mid-autumn was originated from a Chinese mythology or so called a fairy tale "Chang'e Ascending to Moon" from Huainanzi. Chinese usually relate Mid-autumn Festival to rabbit, mooncake and...

Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition at City University (Hong Kong)

This exhibition is really worth to spend some time on. It exhibits a small collection of the works by Da Vinci. You may need to spend half of your day for just exploring the marvellous works...