Balkan Roadtrip – We Stayed at the Conte in Perast, Montenegro
Montenegro was one of the countries I have covered in the Balkan road trip last year. Goodness, the trip felt like ages ago already! Time fly so fast these days.
Jo
Balkan Roadtrip – Surviving Sveti Stefan in Montenegro
Isn’t this place stunning? Like it just stepped out of a fairy-tale book.
The magical Sveti Stefan isle in Montenegro.
Lost in Chinese Translation Meal in Shanghai
I have the inclination to order the wrong meal, every time, on the first day of my arrival in a new, usually non-English speaking (country) destination.
Shanghai Style: Meet “The Bund” and “Pudong Skyline”
If someone visiting Shanghai only has a few hours and want to quickly visit the city to experience it in a nutshell, then a stroll on the stunning Bund to view the Pudong Skyline is what I would strongly recommend.
Shanghai’s 5-Kilometer “Nanjing Road†is World’s Longest Shopping Street
For the traveller or tourist who is keen to shop and engage in the modern Shanghainese shopping lifestyle experience, the answer is a visit to Nanjing Road. I suggest multiple visits since this shopping street is 5 kilometres long!
Busy Nanjing Road
Cashless China’s Obsession on Barcode / QR Code Payments
Paying by cash or by Chinese Yuan (RMB) money is slowly going extinct in China. This is for real.
You can see the blue and green barcode / QR codes for payment scanning.
Taking the Fastest Train in the World: Magnetic Levitation “Maglev Train” in Shanghai
China is a multifaceted country that is changing through the times and growing its economy and much more at breakneck speed. It is unbelievable to see the transformation of a once communist country into one of the (if not the) largest economies in the whole wide world.
At the Maglev Airport Station
Postcards from Kaikoura and Christchurch, New Zealand
The last leg of my road trips in New Zealand was Christchurch. The iconic Christchurch city (tour) tram. Christchurch hit the…
Postcards from Marlborough Wine Country: Picton and Blenheim
I must say that this is one of my favourite places in New Zealand, the Marlborough region in the South…
Postcards from Windy Wellington (New Zealand)
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. It is also the windiest capital or city that I have ever been…
New Zealand Nature Postcards from Castlepoint, Napier and Masterton
Castlepoint on the coast in the south of North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand’s natural beauty has many faces. Our…
More NZ Postcards from Hobbiton, Rotorua and Taupo
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