Review: Capella Shanghai JianYeLi

At the tail end of a recent trip to Shanghai, my family met up with me and we opted to book with The Capella Shanghai Jian Ye Li. Located in the XuHui district in and around the French Concession of Shanghai, The Capella Shanghai has taken basically an entire old Shanghai Shikumen town village and…

Vinegar, Noodles and Banks: PingYao Ancient City, Shanxi, China

In August I ventured to PingYao Ancient City located in the Shanxi Province of China. PingYao has one of, if not the only, best preserved walled cities from the Ming/Qin Dynasties. It is also where China’s banking system first began. It is also home to the best and most fully preserved Ming Dynasty government centers/…

Zhao An Hong Kong and China!

Da Jia Hao! We have just docked alongside Ocean Terminal in Hong Kong. How exciting, indeed this is the closest I will be to home on the entire voyage, and I am so excited!!!! I will be journeying to Beijing and then Lhasa, Tibet!!!! I cant wait to experience Tibet, though I am certain I…