Born to Travel.
Two segregated cultures While walking down the street, it almost felt like I was constantly bouncing two different worlds back and forth. One world with old Chinese people with their markets, electric equipment stores and outdoor food stalls, and another world with tourists attractions and fancy restaurants. Those two exist at the same place, [...] Read more »
Rice terraces are all around Yunnan Province, and Yuanyang is a good place to start. Yuanyang is divided into two: Nansha and Xinjie and we based ourselves in Xinjie for three days. The journey from Jianshui to Xinjie wasn’t easy but not difficult. The bus got us off at Nansha and we took [...] Read more »
While we were having a hard time in Yangshuo, it was even hard to find a place to eat. All the restaurants in town seem like aiming for the big tourist groups, and they didn’t look like having ‘local cuisine’ as they clammed to. Well, it got better eventually. It was just a matter [...] Read more »
I don’t call it ‘Chinese New Year’. Koreans call the New Year’s Day by lunar calendar ‘Old New Year’ because that’s what their ancestors celebrated. So that, this is my holiday as well. If I were at my home country, what would I do right now? Making mandoo (Korean style dumpling) for three days, preparing [...] Read more »
There are two main rivers near Yangshuo: the Yulong river and the famous Li River. Both are famous for its dramatic scenery and one of the best ways to enjoy the scenery is riding a bike. All the roads are pretty well managed to ride a bike. Not just for tourists, it is [...] Read more »
It’s been almost a week since I walked over to China. Stayed overnight at Zhuhai, Guangdong and now it’s been four days at Yangshuo, Guangxi. There were many reasons why I choose to travel China from the beginning but I can’t say I’m glad I’m here just yet. Well, the scenery is more [...] Read more »
*Location : Beijing, China *Occasion : Great wall of China. It was THE purpose of the trip. It was right before the Olympic started. Thought I should visit before Olympic, when it’s still cheaper. It was winter and not very clear day. I didn’t get to see the whole silhouette of Great wall like I [...] Read more »
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens . . . . . . . . . . . Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens . . . . . . . . . . . Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things . Cream colored ponies [...] Read more »
Foods in the street of Beijing China certainly has lots of interesting food. I was too afraid to try some of them, but I sure learned many. 1. Meat and something else on a stick. There’s a street called “Wangfujing” the most exotic food place in Beijing. Located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing. Look [...] Read more »
