China What to Know Before Travelling to Xinjiang Permits, checkpoints, hotels that can and cannot take you, altitude with children, and the context you should read before deciding — from nine days on the ground.
China The Karakoram Highway: Ghez Canyon, Karakul and Tashkurgan From Kashgar at 1,300 metres to Karakul Lake at 3,650, under a 7,509-metre peak — the red walls of the Ghez canyon, the braided rivers of Tashkurgan, and what it takes to get there.
China Kashgar: Old Town, Bazaars and the Sunday Livestock Market Green tiles, arcaded lanes, coppersmiths and a Sunday morning of yaks changing hands — four days in the far west of China, where the map runs out and Central Asia begins.
China Turpan: Tuyoq, Bezeklik and the Flaming Mountains Two days below sea level in the Turpan depression: a mud-brick village at the bottom of a gorge, Buddhist caves above a river, red-striped mountains, and a whole city built of packed earth.
China Dunhuang: Mingsha Dunes, Crescent Lake and the Yangguan Desert The dunes start where the street ends. Two days in the Gansu oasis where the Silk Road split in two — sand ridges, a crescent-shaped lake, Bactrian camels and the desert road west to Yangguan.
China Silk Road China: A 9-Day Itinerary from Dunhuang to the Pamirs Nine days west along the old Silk Road, from the dunes of Dunhuang to a glacier lake at 3,650 metres — by night train, with a guide, and through about ten checkpoints.
China Yunnan Itinerary: 11 Days from the Rice Terraces to Shangri-La A south-to-north route across Yunnan by train and bus, from the Hani rice terraces at 240 metres to the Tibetan plateau at 3,300 — with no hire car at any point.
China Lijiang and Shangri-La: Old Town Roofs and the Tibetan Plateau Lijiang gets written off as a tourist trap and Shangri-La gets written off as a marketing exercise. Both judgements are lazy, and half a day in the right places undoes them.
China Tiger Leaping Gorge with Kids: What Three Hours of Climbing Actually Looks Like The High Trail is the best-known trek in Yunnan and the question nobody answers honestly is whether children can do it. They can. Here is what it costs them, and what it gives back.
China Dali and Shaxi: Bai Country by Scooter Dali has the lake, the pagodas and the crowds. Shaxi, three hours north, has a market square that has barely changed since the caravans stopped coming. Do both.
China Jianshui: The Old Town Most Yunnan Itineraries Skip A Confucian temple, a merchant's garden of 42 courtyards, a seventeen-arch bridge and a street full of potters — Jianshui deserves two days, and almost nobody gives it one.
China Yuanyang Rice Terraces: Which Viewpoint, Which Hour, Which Season The Hani terraces reward precise timing more than any other sight in Yunnan. Here's where to stand, what hour to be there, and what the fields actually look like season by season.
Spain 🇪🇸 Onde ficar em Mallorca: Palma, Sóller ou a costa leste Mallorca são quatro ilhas bem diferentes conforme onde você dorme — e duas ou três bases ganham de uma, ou de sete.
Spain 🇪🇸 Dove dormire a Maiorca: Palma, Sóller o la costa est Maiorca sono quattro isole molto diverse a seconda di dove dormi — e due o tre basi battono una sola, o sette.
Spain 🇪🇸 Dónde alojarse en Mallorca: Palma, Sóller o la costa este Mallorca son cuatro islas muy distintas según dónde duermas — y dos o tres bases ganan a una, o a siete.
Spain 🇪🇸 Unterkunft auf Mallorca: Palma, Sóller oder die Ostküste Mallorca sind vier sehr verschiedene Inseln, je nachdem, wo du schläfst — und zwei oder drei Basen schlagen eine, oder sieben.
Spain 🇪🇸 Où dormir à Majorque : Palma, Sóller ou la côte est Majorque, c'est quatre îles très différentes selon l'endroit où tu dors — et deux ou trois bases valent mieux qu'une, ou que sept.
Spain 🇪🇸 Where to Stay in Mallorca: Palma, Sóller or the East Coast Mallorca is four very different islands depending on where you sleep — and two or three bases beat one, or seven.
Spain 🇪🇸 Onde ficar em Menorca: Maó, Ciutadella ou algo mais tranquilo Menorca se divide em duas, e sua estadia também deveria — duas ou três noites em cada ponta ganham de uma base só e muita estrada.
Spain 🇪🇸 Dove dormire a Minorca: Maó, Ciutadella o qualcosa di più tranquillo Minorca si divide in due, e anche il tuo soggiorno dovrebbe — due o tre notti a ciascuna estremità battono una base sola e tanta strada.
Spain 🇪🇸 Dónde alojarse en Menorca: Maó, Ciutadella o algo más tranquilo Menorca se parte en dos, y tu estancia también debería — dos o tres noches en cada extremo ganan a una sola base y mucha carretera.
Spain 🇪🇸 Unterkunft auf Menorca: Maó, Ciutadella oder etwas Ruhigeres Menorca teilt sich in zwei Hälften, und dein Aufenthalt sollte das auch — zwei bis drei Nächte an jedem Ende schlagen eine Basis und viel Fahrerei.
Spain 🇪🇸 Où dormir à Minorque : Maó, Ciutadella ou plus au calme Minorque se coupe en deux, et ton séjour aussi — deux ou trois nuits à chaque bout valent mieux qu'une base unique et beaucoup de route.
Spain 🇪🇸 Where to Stay in Menorca: Maó, Ciutadella or Somewhere Quieter Menorca splits in two, and so should your stay — two or three nights at each end beats one base and a lot of driving.
Oman 🇴🇲 Onde ficar em Omã: Nizwá, o deserto, Sur e Mascate Omã é um road trip: a pergunta não é onde ficar, mas em que ordem — montanhas, deserto, costa, capital.
