The main bridge at Qiandeng Ancient Town For the past three years living in China, I have been lucky to live nearby the ancient town of Qiandeng. Only a short ride on my electric scooter, this magnificent little water town has been the highlight of my weekends when I have felt like staying close to …
It was the summer of 2011, when I returned to this beautiful Central American country with my son Pablo. I had fallen in love with Nicaragua in the summer of 2010 when I had decided to embark on a hitchhiking trip from Panama City to Houston Texas, a trip that took two months to complete. …
The little riverside eatery at Jing’An District Sometime last year, I had the pleasure to visit one of the legendary and perhaps little known to most restaurants in Shanghai, The little riverside eatery located on 31 Xisuzhou Road, in Jing’an District. The small typical “Shanghainese” (as commonly referred to) food restaurant with only 3 tables …
A classic pedal tricycle loaded with flowers on the way to the local market If you walk in the streets of Shanghai, China and almost in every growing city of the country, you will find these modern iron workhorses roaming almost everywhere. The city of Shanghai, is worldwide known for its economic power and the …
I first learned about the Hotouwan Village some time in early 2016. I had planned to travel through Europe for a month with my kids during the month of July of that year and upon returning to China, my girlfriend and travel partner had our next adventure all planned out. I had been in China …
“He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man” (不到长城非好汉) – Mao Zedong As it was once said by Chairman Mao Zedong “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man”, once arriving in this huge country, it was clear; I had to visit this …
For the past three years in China, I have had the pleasure to visit the capital of the country three times. Passing through the capital of China had been part of the route to hike, camp and visit the Great Wall of China on Hebei Province, a trip that doesn’t stop to amaze me each …
“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks – on your body or on your heart – are beautiful. Often though, they hurt.” …