Here’s a travel-diary-style write-up of the Christmas trip to Washington from three months ago in 2024. Part One: LAX-DCA For Christmas, I had originally booked UA 2282, a nonstop...

I was brushing my teeth in the morning when I suddenly saw a seemingly insignificant news update: At 7:40 a.m. Beijing time on March 4 (2:40 a.m. in Moscow), train K3, an internati...

I really hope I can go back someday and live as a happy islander like them....

There used to be a post on the old Mafengwo forum that said: If you’ve seen Barcelona’s romantic sunset, go get married. Once you actually set foot in this city of hills and sea, a...

Wishing everyone a prosperous new year and a chance to keep exploring the world. About Winter As someone from the south, I’ve always had a mental scar from winter—the childhood mem...

In the previous post, after many flight delays and rebookings, we finally “successfully” completed our trip to Medellín. Now that we’re back in Bogotá, let’s continue our journey t...

I only started planning and booking my flights and hotel 6 days before departure. Even though the preparation time was rushed, the overall result was still pretty satisfying. Still...

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...