Chiang Mai is located in the north of Thailand, 700km from Bangkok. It is the second largest city in Thailand after Bangkok, the city with the most temples in the whole of the country, and certainly one of the most…
I was traveling through Thailand and decided to visit the beaches of Phuket, where you can find some of the most beautiful and diverse beaches in Thailand. After finishing my experience at the Vipassana Meditation Temple, following days of silence,…
Before signing up for these 10 days of retreat practicing Vipassana Meditation in Thailand, I was well informed to find out what this type of meditation was based on. Wikipedia defines it as a type of Buddhist meditation that is based on a…
When I returned to China, in September 2014, I moved to Xiamen. To see new places in China after lived 3 years in Kunming, but above all, to live near the sea. They say that those who are born near…
For my August vacation, I returned home, not before making a short stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I had never set foot in a mostly Muslim country before, so I was very curious to see the cultural differences. At that time,…
For the Chinese New Year holidays (春节) I went to the beaches of Hainan (海南), China’s second largest island after Taiwan. The island of Hainan, means “South of the ocean”, so as its name indicates is located in southern China,…
After two and a half years in Yunnan, just when I thought I couldn’t see anything more beautiful than what I had already experienced and that I had visited all the major landmarks in the province, I went on a…
The Rice Terraces of Yuanyang (原阳) are located south of Yunnan province in Honghe Prefecture. This entire area is famous for its large expanses of rice fields, which are undoubtedly some of the most spectacular rice terraces of China. Ninety-five…
This time we ventured to visit Luoping (罗平), located 4 hours from Kunming eastbound, in the Chinese province of Yunnan. When we asked the Chinese what to see in Luoping we were told that this place is famous for being the…
On one of our trips through Yunnan we went to visit the Puer tea fields. Puer (普洱) is located southwest of Yunnan. It is an area known for being the place where the famous Puer tea is grown and named…
I was in Beijing just in time to witness China’s National Day being celebrated in the country’s capital. China’s National Day is celebrated on October 1, commemorating the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949. At…
Beijing, also known as Peking, is the capital of China and one of the most important cities in the world in terms of history, culture, and politics. Located in the north of the country, Beijing is one of China’s largest…
