One of our favourite hobbies is leaving our little Beijing to go out into the vast lands called Asia, to see what the crack is. Last year we managed to do quite a few weekend trips, which was great, this year, we have been struggling, but luckily our European visitors inspired us, so we've recently seen Chengdu, Shanghai and Hangzhou. Very different from each other, but each one interesting and a nice excuse to leave Beijing and see something new. There are still quite a few places in China we want to see, so hopefully we can plan some more weekend trips for the next semester.
And then there is of course travelling in other Asian countries, that are on China's doorstep: Mongolia, the Koreas, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, ... you name it. There all a flight away, equal to flying from the UK to Greece, and it's super-exciting.
I was lucky that I could tag along to a trip to Laos recently, and made the strange experience to meet backpackers and having to answer the question: "So where have you come from, how long are you staying in Laos and where are you going next?" with "China, 1 week, China" It's hard to comprehend that from here we have access to so many dream destinations that usually form an integral part of travelling the world, I guess in some sense we do the same, just totally differently! I think that's one of the privileges that ex-pats over here sometimes forget when complaining about this or that, we can just jet off for a week to Thailand and not spend 2000 Euro on a return flight, and we can go back any time for more.
The must-see destinations on our list before eventually leaving China are definitely Mongolia, North Korea, Japan and Taiwan, so if anyone is interested in joining, just let us know!!!!
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