China


48 hours in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, the former British colony and now autonomous Chinese territory, is one of the world’s top financial centers, and a famous destination for business travelers from different parts of the world. The city also attracts millions of tourists every year for its charm, great cultural diversity, spectacular scenery, famous cuisine,…

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Showers in Shanghai

I knew immediately that Shanghai would be different from the places that we had visited in China so far. From our room at the Hotel Indigo Shanghai on the Bund, we had a beautiful view of Pudong, a district with its spectacular skyscrapers, and The Bund, a gorgeous waterfront promenade.…

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Why I want to go back to Zhangjiajie

When I first started planning our trip to China, and searched for places to visit, Zhangjiajie popped out immediately. Just minutes after reading and seeing pictures, I fell in love with this place, and knew I had to add it to our itinerary. When still planning the trip, it was the…

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One day in Xi’an

Even though there is so much to see in Xi’an, we only spent one day there.  We had planned all of the attractions that we’d like to see, and it worked really well. The flight from Beijing to Xi’an was short. We landed around noon, took a taxi straight to…

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Discovering Beijing

We just came back from our first trip to China and we were excited to spend two weeks immersed in one of the world’s oldest civilizations, seeing some of the most beautiful landscapes on earth, and visiting cosmopolitan areas, like Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Beijing, a city that plays…

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