China

Trekking Mt Kailash in Far West Tibet – A Test to the Mind &...

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I have always had a burning desire to travel to Tibet - the pristine snow-capped mountains, the vast barren landscape, the faraway land had me captivated since young. Back in 2018, I had a...

Biggest Buddhist Festival in Tibet – Saga Dawa

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The Journey to the Festival Site, Tarboche It was -2 degrees Celsius in early June 2018. I was in the one of the remotest regions in the world, a seemingly small, desolate, grimy town called "Darchen"...

[Off-the-beaten track] Hiking a lesser-known, crowd-free section of the Great Wall of China

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Humans look so tiny compared to the grandeur of the Great Wall! When it comes to the Great Wall of China, what comes to your mind? Tall, formidable walls perched atop the spine of the...

Kashgar and its ill-fated Old City…

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On a casual Thursday night, I was reminiscing my good ol' childhood spent watching documentaries upon documentaries from my favourite National Geographic channel on Astro. That channel is my source of knowledge and inspiration...

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