Seeing the sights, telling the stories, one spot at at time
As a Aussie, and a Sydneysider, we have great beaches. Its funny how we travel the world to have the best beach holidays, but often are disappointed when we compare beaches to the ones in our own backyard. I felt like that visiting the beaches …
Ever since I read the book ‘The Story About Ping’ – a picture book about a little duck and his wise eyed boat, I have wanted to see the Yangtze River in Central China. So I was very excited when my G Adventures tour Essential China in …
One of my favourite things to photograph when travelling around the world is weird and wacky signs. Asia always has a smorgasbord of sign opportunities, especially when translating signs into English for tourists. On my first afternoon in Beijing, China, I noticed this very specific …
While in Shanghai, my friends and I decided to go on a search for Yang’s dumpling. My culinary extraordinaire friend had read about them in a review… and with a vague knowledge of the street name we set off! We had already walked about 15 …
1. Eat awesome dumplings! I am not a huge dumpling fan, I find them a bit slimy in texture, but we had pan fried dumplings at Yang’s Dumplings, and they were awesome! Worth the wait and the queue. 2. Catch the Maglev, the magnetic levitating …
After two days of smog, fog and rain in Beijing we were pleasantly surprised to wake up on our third and final day to sunshine and (gasp!) blue skies. We spent the morning at the Temple of Heaven, a park and temple complex used …
Part of our tour of China included a stay in a Monastery at Emei Shan. A real life monastery with monks! On one of China’s sacred mountains of Buddhism! I was very excited! This is what I was expecting: Image courtesy of Michael Folley @ …
China is such a big place, and in 3 weeks I only saw a tiny part of it. I did hit up all the major tourist attractions and was super excited – ticking off my bucket list The Great Wall of China and The Terracotta …
Love a good Chinatown. And thanks to China’s expanding population, there’s a ‘Chinatown’ in nearly every major city you visit. Cheap yum cha, souvenirs, fabrics, dragons, lanterns, herbal teas. It almost makes you feel at home! Singapore’s Chinatown is lovely, great streets with decorations, amazing …
In the middle of my 2 week sojourn through Vietnam we arrived at the quaint riverside town of Hoi An. A historic, heritaged listed attraction, Hoi An is popular on the tourist trail and it was easy to see why. Famous for custom designed and …
Part of the huge temple complex that is Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm is one of the most visited places, a beautiful temple, bound by massive roots of huge trees. It’s enchanting, ancient, eerie and peaceful all at the same time. Made famous by Angelina …
I only had about 36 hours in Georgetown on the Island of Penang on the west coast of Malaysia. What I find is that when you are on small organised tours and you have limited time, trying to fit in so many sites can be …
Kota Kinabalu is Malaysia’s thriving capital of the Sabah state, on the island of Borneo. A two or so hour flight from Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu is the gateway to Sabah’s playground – Orangutans, Snorkeling, Hiking Mt Kinabalu, Diving, Rafflesia flowers, Nature Reserves, Islands, Cultural …
Sihanoukville is a beach side town on the Gulf of Thailand, Cambodia. You can spend your days sitting in a papasan on the sand, while locals bring you cocktails, pancakes, freshly cooked seafood and Asian meals. Children and adults swarm around trying to sell you …
