Main Text Rosario is Argentina’s third-largest city, with a population of 1.5 million. It is steeped in history, the birthplace of Argentina’s blue-and-white flag, and the most imp...

Main Text In Colonia, an isolated little town in Uruguay, I met the first travel companion on my long South American journey who spoke Chinese—but he was American. It sounds like t...

Main Text After spending two days in Kanas and getting fed up with the noisy crowds, I decided to walk to Hemu by myself. Early in the morning, I left Tuva New Village and headed o...

Main Text On a hot afternoon, sitting amid the packed crowds of tourists at Kalajun, I became even more convinced of one thing: only at dawn and dusk can you truly see Xinjiang’s g...

San Telmo Market was my favorite place in Argentina. I even stayed an extra week in Buenos Aires just for this Sunday-only flea market....

Come to think of it, Argentina’s landscapes really do resemble China’s in many ways. It has the sea and a long coastline, vast grasslands filled with cattle and sheep, similarly fa...

I routed through Ho Chi Minh City on my way to London to save money, and unexpectedly ended up with an extra 24 hours. The last time I was in Ho Chi Minh City was five years ago, w...

In fact, this place hides a lot of ordinary yet almost unbelievable beauty. If you also happen to love the sea, architecture, art, and soccer, then this place is Montevideo. Coastl...

I’ve met quite a few people who’ve been to Easter Island, and opinions tend to be sharply divided. If you’re only going to check the Moai statues off your list, most people feel it...

Main Text This morning, while grinding through Spanish lessons on Duolingo, I learned a new word: oro (gold). Then came a new phrase: castillo de oro (golden castle). In an instant...

I wouldn’t mind being a Lima local for a long time....