China: 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.

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.

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!

Paying by cash or by Chinese Yuan (RMB) money is slowly going extinct in China. This is for real.

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.

My apologies for the long radio silence. I was busy travelling =) Moi at one of the rooftop bars on the…