Vlog

Macau. Where is it, and what is it? Does the name sound familiar? I guess many of you will say it’s somewhere in China, figures large in colonial history, has its fair share of shady neighborhoods, and more than its fair share of casinos. And… you’d be right! However, I was here for neither the […]

You can get to Hong Kong by car, train, or even by boat. But I have a strong feeling that most foreign (non-Chinese) tourists arrive in Hong Kong by air. And that means you inevitably pass by the Big Buddha statue installed on a hill opposite the airport. You can’t actually see the statue from […]

One of the must-dos here in Hong Kong is an evening boat cruise. Get ready, for here come a ton of photos. But first – I need to tell you about which boat to take… If you just ride the regular ferry from Kowloon, you can catch some cool views. But if you hop on […]

Hong Kong. Must-see – by everyone – obviously. However, from the sightseeing-tourist point of view, there isn’t actually all that much to do: in just two nice-weather days you can take a ferry ride and get up to the Peak, check out Hong Kong’s Big Buddha (more on that later), take an evening boat ride […]

I’d long dreamt of visiting Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak – known locally as simply “the Peak”. I tried my luck last year hoping for good weather, but it was a total flop. Sure, we got up there, but the cloud cover was so low you literally couldn’t see a thing. This time though everything worked […]

There’s plenty to see and do in and around Chengdu, so it’s not a bad option for long layovers. Apparently, visa-free transit extends to a whopping 240 hours – ten days! That’s enough for a vacation, never mind a stopover! In 10 days you’d of course see the pandas; however, it might not be enough […]