Travelling to China can be an exciting experience for families. China is somewhat exotic and a little unknown all at the same time. It is not the easiest place to travel in reality, but it is certainly doable for families. One of the biggest issues f...

Beijing is a city renowned for its iconic attractions. When we last visited in 2019, our trip included seeing the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace. To be honest, we didn’t even know there was a Drum and Bell Tower in Beijing...

One of the big challenges about travelling to China is finding accommodation when there are so few reviews on popular sites like Booking.com and Expedia. We stayed in Qingdao, China, a city not renowned for being popular with international tourists....

You can’t travel independently in China.” “Don’t even think about bringing kids.” “You’ll never manage without a tour group.” These were the opinions our family had heard when planning our first trip to China—warnings that made us nervously scale bac...

On our last family trip to Bangkok, we stayed just a few hundred meters from the Phra Khanong BTS station. It is an authentic neighbourhood with a mix of locals and ex-pats coming and going by train. While tourists flock to Bangkok’s famous food stre...

Hi there,So, after a rather uneventful but somewhat frustrating flight with Beijing Capital Airlines, we landed in Qingdao, China, on Wednesday night. The flight left late and landed late. After landing for some reason we had to sit on board for arou...

Hi thereAustralia does not have any high-speed rail, and the United States does not have any high-speed rail. Typically, High-Speed Rail is found in Europe and Asia.I can see why Australia does not have it, as we have a smaller-than-average populatio...

Hi GuysOur initial thought was that China is a great country to visit. We know this because we spent a month there in 2019. It's modern and has everything you would find in the West.Qingdao is not a popular destination for Western tourists, mainly Ch...

Hi EveryoneOur time in Qingdao is coming to an end in a few days.

Hi there,With our trip to China only a few days away, worry is starting to set in for me. For as long as I can remember, travel has made me nervous and excited in equal amounts. Something is to be said about the comfort of familiarity, knowing your s...