I’m delighted to say that I’ve spent the last few months contributing articles about Shanghai to Culture Trip, a website that I’ve wanted to write for for a very long time! Working with the team over there was really interesting and I learnt a lot about their publishing process. I hope to keep writing for […]
Making history: Nanjing
Nanjing is one of my very favourite cities in China and, unfortunately, a place that many people simply don’t bother visiting. I wrote this article for Jumeirah Magazine about why you should give Nanjing a chance. Nanjing is one of China’s most historically important cities. While many travellers to China merely pass through, or don’t […]
A backpacker’s guide to China: a one-month itinerary
This article was a bit of milestone for me – the first piece I had published in the print edition of The Guardian newspaper! Despite having had a number of articles published in online publications, there’s something still so cool about your work going out in print. It’s even cooler when your granddad, on the […]
Top free things to do in Shanghai
Shanghai might regularly top polls for being one of the most expensive cities in the world to live, but thanks to its abundance of reasonably priced hotels and cheap eats, coupled with many interesting and free things to do, it can be an inexpensive place to travel. SINGLES’ MARKET Every weekend amongst the leafy surroundings of […]
Swimming with giant sea turtles in Taiwan
I haven’t written much about my adventures in Taiwan, although I really must. It’s only relatively recently that I actually visited the island after years of believing that it would be just like Mainland China. Once I finally got there, however, I realised I was both right and wrong! Taiwan actually has everything I love […]
A world of dumplings!
Everyone loves dumplings. In fact, it’s hard to find a culture that doesn’t have a dumpling recipe in its cuisine. I wrote about a world of dumplings delights for Scoot in-flight magazine. Dough delights From Chinese xiaolongbao to German kartoffelknödel, these palatable dumplings found around our network are the only cheap and comforting fix you’ll ever need. […]
Surf and cycling: the beaches of LA on two wheels
Before I travelled to California this year, I believed the stereotype that Los Angeles is car-obsessed and that it’s impossible to even walk, let alone, cycle around the city. Now, while this did turn out to be largely true (the city had some of the biggest, least pedestrian-friendly roads I’ve ever seen), I was pleasantly […]
Hiking in China: exploring the Ninghai national trail system
Here in China, one of the many things I miss from living in the UK is heading out into the countryside to go hiking. Armed with only a hiking guidebook or an Ordnance Survey map it’s possible to find and follow thousands of trails all across the UK, safe in the knowledge that you’re heading somewhere. […]
Why you should visit Suzhou’s classical gardens
I have lived in Suzhou for three years now and probably haven’t appreciated its famous gardens as I perhaps should have. All that changed, however, while I was researching this piece on what makes Suzhou’s classical gardens so special for Lonely Planet. [Suzhou’s] gardens reflect the profound metaphysical importance of natural beauty in Chinese culture in their […]
How to book and travel by high-speed train around China
I was so excited to have my first piece published on The Guardian Travel, especially on a topic I absolutely love – China’s high-speed trains! Visit the link to read the full article on How to book and travel by high-speed train around China. I’ve been focussed on freelance travel writing for just under a […]