As my year of adventures has already taken me to quite a few countries in Asia, I always get asked which is my favourite country so far. And the answer is always the same: solo backpacking in China is awesome! the natural beauty when you travel in China is mermerising and I visited some of…
Sometimes dreams come true! this is one of those occasions. Camping on the Great Wall of China is almost beyond words. After spending 2 months of backpacking adventures in China, I left the very best for the end of my trip. Ever since I read a few years ago that it was possible to go…
If you happen to have read other posts on this blog you may have noticed I tend to improvise a lot on my trips and when I went backpacking in Zhangye in northern China this was of course no exception as I visited the Rainbow Mountains in China! When I finished hiking around Zhangjiajie National…
Of all the time I spent backpacking in China, I remember fondly my days in Yangshuo. Not only because I stayed there 4 weeks studying Mandarin and meeting lovely people but also because it’s a stunning region, there are so many things to do in Yanghsuo that I don’t know why no more people knows…
Ever since the first time I saw images of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (yes, let’s blame Avatar) I knew I had to go there someday and when I decided to spend a couple of months in China this was one of only two locations that I absolutely had to visit, the rest could be improvised….
At the moment I saw photos of the Tiger Leaping Gorge, I had to make my way there. When I discovered that I could hike it, I made my way faster! When I got there, I had to stay longer! This was by far one of my favorite places to visit in China. My initial…
Ni Hao! When I arrived to Yunan province in South West China, one of the first places I knew I wanted to go was hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge. This is said to be the deepest, narrowest and most dangerous gorge in the world and when I found out that I could hike it I…
The very first thing I did when arriving to Hanoi was to apply for a Chinese Visa as I knew that was going to be my next destination on my year of solo travel adventures and I wanted to cross from Vietnam to China by land. Although in the Visa application process they ask for…
One of the main countries I wanted to visit on my year of solo backpacking adventures was to spend a couple of months solo backpacking in China, and I can happily say that after getting my Chinese visa in Vietnam I’m writing these lines in this magnificent country! (thank you VPN provider!) I had (and…