Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

10-11/02/2016: after spending my last few days in Beijing, mainly resting and organising the next steps of the trip (and a little bit stuck there against my will, as all transports were full because of the Chinese New Year), I finally got a bus ticket to go to Zhangjiajie.

Great Wall of China / Grande muraille de Chine

05/02/2016: today, with some friends I met in the hostel, we are going to the Great Wall! There are a few different sites where we can see the Wall, and we have decided to book the tour going to Mutianyu.

Beijing: Tian’anmen-Forbidden City / Pékin: Tian’anmen – Cité Interdite

03/02/2016: after a few days in Harbin, I took a train and went back to my previous hostel in Beijing and I am ready to visit the Forbidden City!

China: Harbin Snow and Ice Festival / Festival de sculptures sur glace et de neige de Harbin

29/01/2016: I finally arrived in China. The trip itself was fine, and the arrival in Beijing was quick and easy thanks to a fast train going straight from the airport to the city. I even managed to use the metro without getting lost.

Travelling alone / Voyager seul

You can be travelling with your closest person on Earth, you will not be tired at the same time, you will not always like to see the same things, you will not fancy the same kind of transportation, accommodation, food, at the same moment, that is a fact.

Lyon

16/12/2015: back (again) in Dublin after spending a cool few days in Lyon, hosted by my friend Antoine. I was positively surprised as I discovered that city for the first time, and I really liked it. It was, of course, the opportunity for me to visit my childhood friend, but also to meet Otilia, a

Aix-en-Provence, Cassis, Pertuis

08/12/2015: I have just spent some amazing days in Aix-en-Provence (close to Marseille) with my friends Nico and Flo and their daughter Soléane, a beautiful little girl who also happens to be my goddaughter. We had some quality time together and we even prepared the Christmas decorations! The weather in the South of France being

Perpignan, Nîmes 2

03/12/2015: today I am going to Aix-en-Provence, but before leaving, I wanted to share 2 pictures quite representative of Perpignan and Nimes: The Arena of Nimes: it is a Roman amphitheatre built almost 2000 years ago and still in a very good shape. Perpignan train station: according to the painter Salvador Dali, this station is the