China in general

In July 2007 I went on holiday to China. I wanted to see it before the Olympic Games, although I had perhaps left it a bit late to see Beijing before the massive construction activity had begun. We used Audley Travel (www.audleytravel.co.uk) to arrange accommodation, flights and some other transport and guides where needed, but otherwise we were on our own. Total cost of the two-week trip including international and internal flights was a little over £2,000 each. We flew from London Heathrow to Beijing with British Airways, departing at1635 and arriving at 0935 ten hours later, the next day. A ... more

Introduction = Two years ago my wife and I decided that we were going to go all out and have a big holiday before we started a family. After setting ourselves a budget in the region of £4000 (including spending money) we finally decided to take a 12 day all inclusive tour of China's highlights and a three day extension in Shanghai. Going with Kuoni we would have transport, a guide and meals included as well as a cruise down the Yangtze river. I hope in this review to give you an impression and some handy hints shold you choose to visit yourselves. The Country China is the worlds most populated ... more

As part of a trip of a lifetime during Feb-March 2002, my partner and I spend a month in China. We travelled overland from the South and the borders of Vietnam all the way to Beijing, a journey of around 1,500 miles. I have wanted to share this experience with you all for a long time, but I have had a nightmare of a time getting Ciao to add the category. But finally, here it is and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did..... Please be warned in advance: this is a long review. There is so much to say as China is so fascinating, diverse and of course, huge ... more

Back in 2004, I decided to take a six month career break and further decided that I would occupy most of this time by taking a four month trip around Asia. I also toyed with the idea of South America, as just like Asia, there are several countries there I would like to visit one day. But in the end Asia won on account of the higher number of places on "my list" and also because I had not done a trip like this before and I though Asia would be a bit easier, possibly safer for a lone female traveller. I didn't write reviews back in those days, however I recently stumbled upon the journal I kept ... more

I've been living in Kunming city the capital of Yunnan province for around one and half year so far, studying Chinese language and also doing some traveling on the surrounding area, and still hasn't covered the whole province. Yunnan is one of the most southern part of China bordered with Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos. There are 25 minority groups in Yunnan province, each has their own culture, live style, food and many more, making Yunnan province to be one of the culture rich province in China. The weather in Yunnan province varies from place to place, the most southern part which is ... more