Moscow, Russia

Moscow just stole my heart! I am not sure if it’s because of coming from Asia and traveling around Asia for a very long time but it all looked so well taken care of and so baroque and classic… loved it. On the first day we had the 2nd most satisfying shower in the whole trip […]

Trans Mongolian

We took the Trans Siberian from Ulan Bator, which turns it into the Trans Mongolian. We booked it through RealRussia.com because we read that it was difficult to get tickets , but the truth is that it’s only difficult to get them in summer, when more tourists book in advance. In spring and low season in […]

Ulan Bator

Between the days of the Gobi Desert tour, we spent almost 4 days in Ulan Bator (or Ulaanbaataar). The first days we walked around the city, went to see the Chingiis Khan statue, a monastery in the city and had some western food for a good price. After the Gobi Desert, of course, we enjoyed […]

Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Probably one of the best tours I have done ever. We spent 10 days in Mongolia, of which we chose to spend 6 in a tour through the Gobi Desert. We booked the tour with Sunpath Mongolia and we went to the following places: Day 1 Mandalgobi, Luus, Khuld (White Stupa) Day 2 Tsogt ovoo, […]

Beijing

Beijing was kind of a disappointment to us, we expected it to be more modern to be a post olympic city. Anyway, we enjoyed the Great Wall! And we have some tips: go to Mutianyu area for a less crowded environment, bring some food with you if you want to do a long trekking and […]

Shanghai

We loved Shanghai! Actually, after being in Beijing, Shanghai looks more like the capital of China, so cosmopolitan, big and well connected. As it was the first time we went there, we wanted to get a nice pic of the skyline, which you can take from the Bund (I wouldn’t advise to use the Bund […]

Hangzhou

We only got to spend one day in Hangzhou, but it’s definitely a city where I would live. It even reminds me of Barcelona, with all those small businesses on the street and the parks where kids can play. We spend more than 5 hours visiting the West Lake, a very popular natural spot in […]

Xi’an

Xi’an is a gorgeous walled city and we loved it! There’s everything you want to find in the core city inside the wall. On the first day, we took a bus all the way to the Terracotta Warriors museum, which is a complicated area to reach as the bus will drop you at the parking […]

Chengdu and side trips

Chengdu is an amazing city and Sichuan, the area where it’s located, is even better. I can totally see it as a place where I could live! There’s plenty of things to do outside the city and, for some reason, we found that most toilets are Japanese style! (with all the shower options for your […]

Shaxi

Shaxi is a very old and authentic village in Yunnan that takes you back to the ancient times of the Tea Horse trading road. All the roads and building are made of clay and stone, which makes it feel like an old western movie! Reaching there is not very easy as there’s no translation at […]