New York City is amazing at any age and I’ve heard it only get’s better the more you visit! This Summer marks 9 years since I flew to the USA to work at a Summer Camp for 3 months and then spend a month travelling around the US. Of course New York was high on my list to visit and a group of us from…

Considering how big China is it really isn’t a popular destination to visit, and especially not to backpack around. Not like the likes of South East Asia, India, or even Japan which is becoming more and more popular for backpackers to visit despite the cost. I’ve met a lot of travellers, I follow a lot of travellers online and there’s only one or two people…

I knew there was a Giant Buddha carved into the rock face in China somewhere and I knew I wanted to visit it but I didn’t know where it was! It turns out that the Giant Buddha is located in the City of Leshan which is just 140KM and a few hours from the big City of Chengdu, also known as the City that is…

‘I know this is horrible now but soon we’ll look back and think how amazing it was!’ Visiting The Great Wall of China is on everyones bucket list right? Especially as it’s one of the seven Wonders of the World. But did you know that you can camp out on the Great Wall of China? And not only that but Camp on a disused part…

If you want to visit China you have to apply for a Tourist or Business Visa for China and this is one of the pretty intense visa applications that are out there. In an ideal world you would apply for a China Visa in your home Country before heading on your trip to China, however what if you’re like me, travelling on a long trip…

If you think you can’t travel Japan in just 2 weeks, think again! Thanks to Japan’s fast railway system and the fact that many of the most popular places to visit in Japan are Cities and therefore easy to get to and get around, it is possible to see a lot of Japan in just 2 weeks. I visited Japan for 2.5 weeks and the…