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4 Awesome Modern Buildings to See in Beijing

With everyone (rightly) obsessing with the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall in Beijing, China’s Capital has been putting up some pretty funky modern buildings when...

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Top 5 Things to See in Xian

Xian is probably my favourite city in China, it’s got great character, plenty of things to see, banging nightlife and it’s pretty close to Beijing. Naturally it’s on the map internationally thanks to...

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The Trans Mongolian Train Beijing to Ulaan Baatar: My experience

For anyone who’s interested in taking the train from Beijing to Ulaan Baatar, I thought it’d be cool for you guys to see what it’s actually like, so here’s a quick recount on my time on the train....

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Things to Bring On the Trans Siberian Train with You

The most epic train journey of them all, and one which every traveler has on their bucket list, the Trans Siberian conjures images on Soviet train carriages, drinking Vodka with people in your cabin,...

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Walking the Great Wall: the ultimate gap year experience

Jetting off on a gap year should be all about experiencing new things, meeting new people and generally broadening your perspective on the world and its cultures. A visit to China, therefore, is likely...

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Travel Tips: How to Make Chinese Visa Applications

China, situated in East Asia, is one of the most exhilarating travel destinations in the world. Home of The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, The Terracotta Warriors and the Karst Mountains, the list of...

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Must-See Stops Through the Himalayas

Meaning “abode of the snow” in ancient Sanskrit, the Himalayas offer more than just a scenic mountain slopes ripe for photography. Stretching between China and India, from Pakistan in the west to...

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Top 5 Ski Resorts in Asia

Japan, South Korea, China, and other Asian countries are breaking into more and more of the traditionally Western-dominated market for winter sports. As skiing and snowboarding continue to grow in...

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Exploring China’s Silk Road

One of the best ways of discovering the history of China and central Asia is to follow in the footsteps of people from the past. And in China you can actually do this in quite a literal sense by taking...

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How to Travel to Tibet

So Tibet had been on my bucket list for years, and back in my super broke backpacking days I tried, and failed, to enter twice. The Chinese were becoming progressively more strict on the paper work and...

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How much does it cost to travel in China?

This is my 5th time in China and once again I’m loving every second. Hopefully you guys are seeing another side to this massive country, different to the one the western media try to propagate (big...

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Seeing The Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, China

Xian is only 12 hours by train from Beijing and with the famous UNESCO Terracotta army being found there, just jump on a night sleeper train and you’ll be there in the morning. Xi’an is a really cool...

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What’s the difference between a hard sleeper and a soft sleeper on Chinese...

With my 21 hour train journey from Yichang in Hunan Province to Beijing finally over (all 1500km of it) I thought I’d cast a little light on how the class system of the Chinese trains work. Basically...

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What Visas You Need to Get in Advance to Take the Trans Siberian Railway

The Trans Siberian is something every true traveler has on their bucket list. I loved the adventure and I wrote this as I was about to jump on the train to Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. It took...

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Trans Siberian Train Blog, My Crazy Experiences

Russian only grants 30 day visas, and considering the train itself takes about 7 solid days, it doesn’t give you a lot of time to do what you wanna do as you make your way along the journey. That...

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Travelling the Silk Road in China

Trade routes don’t come more evocatively named than the Silk Road. This ancient trade route linked Rome with China, and was the means by which these two great civilisations exchanged goods and ideas....

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How much does it cost to travel in China?

This is my 5th time in China and once again I’m loving every second. Hopefully you guys are seeing another side to this massive country, different to the one the western media try to propagate (big...

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Seeing The Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, China

Xian is only 12 hours by train from Beijing and with the famous UNESCO Terracotta army being found there, just jump on a night sleeper train and you’ll be there in the morning. Equally, there are...

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What’s the difference between a hard sleeper and a soft sleeper on Chinese...

With my 21 hour train journey from Yichang in Hunan Province to Beijing finally over (all 1500km of it) I thought I’d cast a little light on how the class system of the Chinese trains work. Basically...

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What Visas You Need to Get in Advance to Take the Trans Siberian Railway

The Trans Siberian is something every true traveler has on their bucket list. I loved the adventure and I wrote this as I was about to jump on the train to Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. It took...

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