Pursuing Pingyao
In the ancient city of Pingyao, a UNESCO site in China‘s Shanxi province, fellow Canadian travel writer Hillary Duff and I went off the beaten path to pursue the world’s best […]
Tag Archives: China travel
More magical than Disney
Intrigued by Disney’s new “Pandora — The World of Avatar” attractions? Why not explore the real thing that inspired the movie and theme park? In China, I discovered rock formations […]
Hiking in China
If you haven’t been to China, you might fall prey to the stereotype that the country is just huge traffic-filled, smog-ridden cities. You’d be wrong. Some of the most spectacular […]
Say lychees: Becoming a celebrity in China
Interesting things happen when you travel off the beaten path. When you go to places where tourists are scarce, you see more interesting things and have more interesting experiences. […]
Suspending disbelief in Shanxi, China
I’m not sure which is more unbelievable: that this temple would be built in the first place, that it still exists a millennium and a half later, or that tourists […]
Health and travel
In the depths of a cave in rural China, each of us had to choose a doorway to walk through — Happiness or Longevity. I’m sure you can guess which one […]
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