Where to Stay in Xi’an – What You Need to Know Xi’an, whose name means Western Peace, is the capital of Shaanxi province. This city is known as “the imperial face of China”. Located in the heart of China, southwest of Beijing, Xi’an is the point of departure for the Silk Road and a must-see tourist destination in China. Other ...
Where to Stay in Hiroshima & Miyajima – What You Need to Know Hiroshima is a city in southern Japan, located on the delta of the small river Oto and on the Seto Inland Sea coast. Other accommodation guides [list default_icon=”check-circle-o” icon_color=”#81d742″ columns=”1″ arrange_columns=”vertical”] [list_item icon=”check-circle-o” icon_color=””]Recommended area to stay in Tokyo[/list_item] [list_item icon=”check-circle-o” icon_color=””]Recommended area to stay in Kyoto[/list_item] ...
Where to Stay in Kyoto – What You Need to Know Kyoto is an imposing imperial city located in the central part of the Honshu island, in Japan. It has a historical, artistic and cultural heritage that makes it one of the most visited destinations in Japan. In contrast to the typical Tokyo bustle, Kyoto has a more relaxed and ...
If you have been following my blog for a while, you will know that I prefer to travel independently and normally do not hire organized tours. I am a staunch advocate of seeing cities in my own way and discovering their personalities, hence why I like traveling alone so much. That said, I fully appreciate the value that an experienced ...
Like any self-respecting travel writer, there’s nothing I like better than visiting different countries, meeting new people, learning new languages, eating different foods, listening to a variety of music, or any new thing that takes me out of my comfort zone and makes me grow as a person. But for some (maybe not so strange) reason, one of the few ...
The quaint village of Tongli dates back to the Tang Dynasty (618 -907 AD) and it became a city during the Song Dynasty. Currently, Tongli’s population adds up to some 35,000 inhabitants. Located some 18km from the city of Suzhou, it is one of the most interesting “ water towns” in the region. It’s located on the shores of Lake ...
In many ways, Hamra, or Al Hamra is the most authentic district of Beirut, although such a multifaceted, multicultural and everchanging city, nothing is really authentic, yet everything is. Although it’s been almost two decades since the system that divided the city into religion-defined districts is over, still most Beirutis, particularly Christians, still refer to this as the “Muslim area”. ...
If you’re not familiar with Thai history, there’s nothing about today’s Ayutthaya that could give you a clue about its importance as the most important and populated urban center in Asia only 250 years ago. Somehow this impressive city got under the radar of school history books, to the point where it’s very much an unknown place to most people. ...
The icing of the cake for a year packed with travel was definitely my trip to Thailand during Christmas holiday season. This was my second trip to Thailand, as I had been there during a Southeast Asia trip a few years ago, however, I promised myself that this time it’d be different; on one hand, because I was only concentrating ...
Dubai is a like a dice with several faces, not all are as famous as the ones with the shiny skyscrapers and never-ending luxury. Over a hundred years ago, nobody could have foreseen that the roughly sixty houses built on the banks of the creek would become what it is today. The old settlement that was later to be known ...