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Day 2: Chengdu – Nyingchi
Early Morning Departure from Chengdu Day 2 of our Tibet journey started very early. Morning call today was at 5am, breakfast at 5:15am, and departure at 5:45am. Way too early. We decided to skip breakfast altogether – honestly, how to eat a buffet breakfast at 5:15am? We met our Chengdu tour guide and our…
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Day 1: Singapore – Chengdu
Departure Day: Off to Chengdu Finally, it is the day of departure! Our flight to Chengdu was scheduled for 5pm, and as usual for group travel, we were asked to be at the airport three hours early to meet our tour leader. For tour groups with more than 20 people, a dedicated tour leader…
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13-Day Enchanting Tibet: Nyingchi, Everest Base Camp & Qinghai Tibet Railway
Tibet – The Roof of the World Snow-capped mountains, shimmering blue sacred lakes, fluttering colourful prayer flags, and ancient monasteries. Tibet, a place I’ve always longed to visit. In 2025, that dream finally came true. Truly blessed for this once-in-a-lifetime and unforgettable journey.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…