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Phnom Penh without the Killing Fields
Posted on December 11, 2014 by noflytri in Cambodia, South East Asia.Having thoroughly enjoyed my time in Vietnam, I was sad to leave, and spent my time on the bus to Cambodia thinking about how quickly I could travel the around the rest of South East Asia to give me as much time possible back in Vietnam when I return to China. Like most of South […]
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Soviet Monuments – Part 1
Posted on November 24, 2014 by noflytri in Bishkek, Bulgaria, Germany, History, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Photoblog, Uzbekistan.I’ve taken a lot of photos on this trip so far, (you may have noticed the ones on trains for example…) and one of the things I have been keen to do is to take photos of similar things in different parts of the world, as I thought that way I could then group them […]
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Hoi An – touristy, but none the worse for it
Posted on November 17, 2014 by noflytri in First Impressions, Photoblog, relaxing, South East Asia, Vietnam.So my whistle-stop tour of Vietnam continues and once again I find myself thinking about how someday I will have to come back to visit this fantastic country at a more relaxed pace. Hoi An has been the perfect counterpoint to the hustle and bustle of Hanoi and my outdoor adventures on Cat Ba Island. […]
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Beautiful and terrifying – Getting active in Cat Ba Island
Posted on November 13, 2014 by noflytri in Adventure, South East Asia, Sport, Top Experiences, Travel tips, Vietnam.Having high expectations of a place when travelling is always a dangerous thing. So often you can build something up to the point that the reality has no way of meeting the illusion you have created in your mind. Often for me, I will arrive at a place to find that an over abundance of […]
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Entering Vietnam and getting back on the backpacker trail
Posted on November 12, 2014 by noflytri in Museums, Photoblog, South East Asia, Vietnam.I’ve been in Vietnam almost a week now. It feels both similar to China and a whole world away. It’s still cheap, the food is still tasty (and I continue to get to show off my chopstick skillz) the flags are still red and the museums still seem to exist primarily for dubious patriotic education […]
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Beijing Railway Museum
Posted on November 4, 2014 by noflytri in China, Museums, trains.After posting lots of pictures of China’s beautiful scenery and architecture I felt I was neglecting something. Then I remembered it must be almost 3 weeks since I last put up pictures of a railway museum. Well I thought to myself – this must be corrected immediately, and so below you can find a link […]
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Landscapes of China Part 2 – Pingyao to Nanning
Posted on November 3, 2014 by noflytri in China, Photoblog.Following Part 1, here are some remaining photo highlights of my journey through China. The second half of my trip things got easier to navigate but also arguably a little less interesting and adventurous. Metro systems abounded, high-speed rail linked the cities and the level of English rose. There are no photos after Shanghai as […]
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Landscapes of China Part 1 – Kashgar to Xi’an
Posted on November 2, 2014 by noflytri in China, Photoblog.So I am finally ready to leave China after two months after which I still feel like I have barely scratched the surface. There is clearly much more to see and do, but I feel its time to move on. Updating this blog from behind the Great Firewall has been difficult, so posting has been […]
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99 Photos of Bricks in the Wall
Posted on October 29, 2014 by noflytri in China, Photoblog, Top Experiences.The Great Wall spans thousands of kilometers and has a history that spans over a 1,000 years. I’ve been lucky enough to visit several bits of it, including the Eastern and Western ends of what most people think of when they think of the “Great Wall” which is the one built by the Ming Dynasty […]
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How to get to Jinshanling Great Wall from Beijing by public transport (and save $$$)
Posted on October 29, 2014 by noflytri in China, Travel tips.Visiting the Great Wall is, well, great. But it can be busy and expensive. And tours to the less busy places like Jinshanlin can be even more expensive. At my hostel a tour to Jinshanjing would set you back 345 Chinese RMB which is about £25-35, or $40-50. Which seems a bit much. Luckily there […]
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