Koh Yong Hong

China | 中国 – The Middle Kingdom

Beijing | Chengde | Tianjin | Gubei
Chengde – Emperors’ Escape

A day tour to Chengde is perhaps not enough to cover all there is to the city that sits 225km Northeast of Beijing. However, as a visit to the Jinshanling Great Wall and the Chengde Mountain Resort, 2 locations synonymous with the name of the city itself, it will suffice. This is not a long…
Gubei Water Town – Tranquil Preservation of Tradition

A detour from the hustle and bustle of the cities of China, Gubei provides one of the most calming and soothing stays you’ll likely find in China, so long as you’re not standing on the Great Wall of China, which I will elaborate on later. A town just 2 hours away from Beijing, Gubei is…
Tianjin – Colonial Past, Diversity in China

Although consisting of only 1 day of our 8D7N trip to China, Tianjin is still part of our trip, hence will still be talked about. One of the 4 municipalities of China, along with Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, Tianjin has a lot of history behind it. Although not as well known in China, it’s period…
Beijing – Past and Present, Capital of China

Beijing, the crux of my trip and the capital of China both in the past and in the present. Home to most of China’s famous landmarks and the very location the People’s Republic of China was founded. Beijing is, more often than not, the city most consider to be the go-to when visiting China, and…
Taiwan – Ilha Formosa

Welcome to Taiwan
Day 1 – Touchdown Taiwan

Day 1 of our trip to Taiwan consists of the flight over, our first destination, that being dinner at Raohe Street Night Market, and then our hotel, Yunoyado Onsen Hotel. Given we landed in Taiwan around nightfall due to the flight time being approximately 4 hours, it’ll be a rather short day with most of…
Day 2 – Frolicking in the Northeast

Day 2 of our trip to Taiwan consists of a total of 4 destinations. First to Wushi Harbor for Yilan Whale Watching, then to Shifen Waterfall, then to releasing sky lanterns at Shifen old street, then finally to Jiufen Old Street for dinner before heading back to our accomodation at La Cle Hotel. All our…
Day 3 – Headed South

Day 3 of our trip to Taiwan consists of only 1 location, that being a visit to Neiwan Old Street. Its an early retirement to our accomodation at Flower Home today due to the need to have a wander around the “resort” itself. We’ll be heading from New Taipei City all the way down South…
Day 4 – Touring Nantou County

Day 4 of our trip to Taiwan consists of 2 locations this time, that being a visit to Sun Moon Lake and then the nearby Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village (What a mouthful) before heading back to our accommodation. All of our travel today will revolve around Nantou County and primarily the Cultural Village and its…