Blog Tag - Talking Travel

Shanghai Visitors Guide
In the interest of all things brotherly love and the building of bridges, on walls, over big swaths of wasteland between China's two coolest...
Guangdong Heritage: Visiting the Diaolou Around Kaiping
As the ancestral homeland for many overseas Chinese, Guangdong has a very rich history. One of the places where this is perhaps most obvious is the...
Talking Travel: Beijing-Phnom Penh Flight Announced; Beijing-Hawaii Route Suspended
Good news, Cambodiaphiles! On Tuesday it was announced that a direct flight route will be opened between Beijing and Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh...
Xiamen: More Than Just a Gateway to Taiwan
The ancient port of Xiamen is better known to history by its name in the local dialect: Amoy. It was one of the five “Treaty Ports” established after...
Busan: Nature, Markets, and Incessant Eating Make for a Fine Weekend Escape
The large port city of Busan sits on the southeast nook of the Korean peninsula and, as the country’s second-largest city, provides a leisurely...
Langkawi
After a few days in KL, we headed for the island of Langkawi for some rest and recuperation, at the end of a long 2017. Langkawi lies off the west...
Travel: Avoid the Crowds at Zhangjiajie, China's Avatar Mountains
The UNESCO world heritage listed national park, officially known as Wulingyuan Scenic Area, is a vast, prehistoric warren of sandstone peaks and...
2017 Year in Review: Our Top 5 International Travel Destinations
Another year, another memory card full of pictures, a head full of memories, and a vague list as to where you want to head next already on the go....
DP 2017 Year in Review: Our Top Travel Destinations
Another year, another memory card full of pictures, a head full of memories, and a vague list as to where you want to head next already on the go....
Luang Prabang: History and Heritage on the Banks of the Mekong
The UNESCO World Heritage city of Luang Prabang in northern Laos is close enough to Beijing for a long weekend getaway, yet feels a world away....
Taipei: A Weekend Away in One of Asia’s Best Gourmet Destinations
A melting pot of Chinese, Japanese, and Western influences, Taipei is a fascinating city with plenty to see and do, although the main attraction for...
WeChat Travel Report Shows Hong Kong Top Destination for Mainland Tourists During Holiday
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode. Chinese people enjoyed an eight-day holiday from Oct 1 to Oct 8, thanks to National...
Urbex in Beijing: Exploring the City’s Decaying Sights
Upon reaching the top of the deserted stadium that once housed the 2008 Beijing Olympic volleyball competitions (and the location of this issue’s...
Shake It Up in Shanghai With Our 5 Favorite Pearl City Cocktail Bars
Think of Beijing and Shanghai not as rival cities, but as a pair of highly recommended cocktails placed before you on the bar. Beijing is a dirty...
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...