Ahh Japan. The destination that many travellers desire. The perennial trending subject on social media.
Japanese cuisine, culture, quirks, technology, and everything kawaii have inspired endless posts, stories, reels, YouTube videos, and TikToks. If one didn't know better, you'd think it was the dream destination on this planet.
While I love the food, the service and the shopping, the sheer number of tourists (me included) has become a turn-off. I'm not talking about those who inconven
Note: Click here to read Pt. 1, where the journey began in Hong Kong.
NEXT UP: CHONGQING
Day 3, cont.: Dad had decided on the scenic route to Chongqing - train. We did not realise that the immigration process at the Hong Kong Kowloon West station involved both the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities, so we found ourselves in a rush to board the train (we boarded minutes before the scheduled departure).
Through the eight-hour journey, the passing sights made me realise the diversity
It used to be that when a person was visiting China for the first time, the natural choice was Beijing. No better way to learn about a country than a visit to its capital, amirite? Having had their fill of Peking duck and climbed the Great Wall of China, the next places they would likely look at are those on the east coast - Shanghai, Nanjing, perhaps Harbin.
In recent times though, the southwestern parts of China have gotten much coverage on social media. Chongqing, the country’s largest c
With a less-is-more approach, the Polestar 2 Core Edition offers a more value-for-money entry into the Swedish brand.
What first comes to mind when you think of Sweden? IKEA, and probably ABBA.
But there's plenty more that has come out of Sweden besides flat-pack furniture, meatballs and impossibly-catchy pop songs. Founded as a standalone brand just eight years ago and headquartered in Torslanda, Sweden, Polestar is a design-forward electric performance brand that wants to put its Sc
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