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Travel Guide

Over the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to travel around quite a number of places in East Asia and a few other places besides. Along the way I’ve recorded my adventures in both words, pictures and videos including a few travel tips so for what it’s worth I decided to index them here in case it’s of any help to anyone else (for my most recent adventures check out the blog) -

Travelling Light
Combating Jet Lag
Avoiding Internet Censors

China

Beijing

Forbidden City
Temple of Heaven
Yiheyuan (Summer Palace)
Badaling Great Wall
Mutianyu Great Wall
Ming Tombs
Beihai Park
Yonghegong (Lama Temple)
Confucian Temple
White Cloud Temple (Bai Yun Guan)
Fragrant Hills (Xiangshan Park)
Yuyuantan Park (Old Summer Palace)
National Centre for the Performing Arts (The Egg)
Beijing National Olympic Stadium (The Birds Nest)
Bejing’s Underground City
Beijing Ancient Observatory
Art 798 District
Xiabu Xiabu (Hot Pot)
Exotic Street Food

Geospatial Beijing (Map of main sites)
2 Minutes In Beijing (Video tour)

Shanghai

Yuyuan Gardens
Jinmao Tower
Pudong & The Bund
Maglev Train
Park Hyatt (Hotel)

Shenzhen

City Hall & Library
Shun Hing Square Skyline
Wutong Shan Mountain
Hotter Than Hell
Dafen Oil Painting Village
Dapeng Fortress
Lychee Park
Shenzhen Architecture
Da Jia Island

Hong Kong

Sheung Wan
Victoria Peak
Cheung Chau Island
Lamma Island
A Symphony of Lights (Light Show)
Tiny Hong Kong Hotels
Ngong Ping 360
JUMBO Dim Sum
Aberdeen Harbor
Dragon’s Back Hiking Trail
Hong Kong Nights
Hong Kong Moments (I, II, III)

Yangshuo

Misty Mountains
Silver Cave
Lijiang River

Xi’an

Terracotta Army
Muslim Quarter

Xiamen

Exploring Xiamen
Gulangyu Island
Nanputuo Temple
Xiamen & Jimei University

Other Cities

Wuhan
Qingdao
Nanjing
Shaoguan
Guangzhou
Ningbo
Hangzhou
Wuzhen
Suzhou
Foshan
Kaiping 1 & 2

Bonus

Chinese Cuisine
How To Transfer Money Out of China
Chinese Employment Visa Application

Taiwan

Taipei

Shida Night Market
Shilin Night Market
Ximending Night Market
Taipei 101
Baoan Temple
Hotel Éclat

Miaoli County

South Korea

Seoul

Seoul Overview
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Jongmyo Shrine & Changgyeonggung Palace
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Korean Folk Village
Dongdaemun
Namdaemun
Lotte World
Han River & 63 City
Gangnam
Kring (Creative Culture Space)
W Seoul Walkerhill (Hotel)
Jjimjilbang (Sauna)
Korea Train eXpress (KTX)
Seoul Streets 1 & 2

Busan

Evening in Busan
Beomeosa Temple
Kwanganri Beach
Jagalchi Market
Chungnyeol Shrine

Chuncheon

Chuncheon & Soyang Dam
Cheongpyeongsa Temple
Nami Island

Gyeongju

Gyeongju
Sa Rang Chae
Bulguksa Temple
Korean Cuisine

Jeju Island

Europe

Rome
Venice
Paris
Amsterdam

United Kingdom

York
Edinburgh
Norwich

United States

New York
Washington DC
Boston