This will be a short, sharp series of blog posts. For each of the locations we visit I will give a to-the-point, no nonsense assessment of the city/town/village. Location: Ba Be National Park Population: 47,910 Must see: Ba Be Lake is the must see attraction here. Hire a kayak and explore the lake up close.... Continue Reading →
James Reviews The Views – Yangshuo
This will be a short, sharp series of blog posts. For each of the locations we visit I will give a to-the-point, no nonsense assessment of the city/town/village. Location: Yangshuo Population: 300,000 Must see: Sunrise or sunset from one of the many mountains. We’d recommend Xianggong Mountain (the best view below) for sunrise and Moon... Continue Reading →
James Reviews The Views – Lijiang
This will be a short, sharp series of blog posts. For each of the locations we visit I will give a to-the-point, no nonsense assessment of the city/town/village. Location: Lijiang Population: 1.2m Must do: Explore the street of the old town - a huge maze of alleyways lined with a variety of street food and... Continue Reading →
James Reviews the Views – Tiger Leaping Gorge
This will be a short, sharp series of blog posts. For each of the locations we visit I will give a to-the-point, no nonsense assessment of the city/town/village. Location: Tiger Leaping Gorge Population: 19,992 Must see: The view from the top of the 28 bends. The walk up is hard and you may have to... Continue Reading →
James Reviews the Views – Beijing City
This will be a short, sharp series of blog posts. For each of the locations we visit I will give a to-the-point, no nonsense assessment of the city/town/village. Note: The Beijing review will be split between the City of Beijing and the Great Wall of China as I think the two are distinctly different beasts.... Continue Reading →