Skip to content
Ryan's Random Adventures
My little spot on the net to follow what I've been up to
  • Home
  • Intro
    • Intro.1
    • Intro.2
  • Blog
    • MONGOLIA
      • Gobi Desert
      • Northern Nomads
      • Exit Strategy
      • Living as a Nomad
    • CHINA
      • The Great Firewall
      • Beijing
      • The Great Wall
      • Xi’an
      • Terracotta Warriors
      • Huashan
      • Chengdu
      • Fanpu Farm
      • Emeishan
      • Xiaozhai Tiankeng
      • Zhangjajie
      • Guilin
      • Yangshuo
      • Chopsticks and Squat Toilets
      • Etiquette
      • What is that?
      • Gotchas
    • VIETNAM
      • Hanoi
      • Cat Ba Island
      • Ba Be
      • Ha Giang
      • Sa Pa
      • Cuc Phuong
      • Phong Nha
      • Hoi An
      • Quy Nhon
      • Da Lat
      • Mui Ne
      • Cat Tien
      • Ho Chi Minh
    • CAMBODIA
      • Phnom Penh
      • Rabbit Island
      • Kampot
      • Banlung
      • Siem Reap
      • Banteay Chhmar
    • THAILAND
      • Bangkok
      • Chiang Rai
      • Pai
      • Chiang Mai
      • Bangkok, Again
  • Ryan’s Footprints

Month: April 2019

Zhangjajie

April 1, 2019 Ryan Vaillancourt

It seems everyone in China has heard of this magical place. It is indeed a unique and beautiful place of…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Xiaozhai Tiankeng

Ryan Vaillancourt

My Chinese friend and master dumpling maker Jianping had suggested some places I should visit as I made my way…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Emeishan

Ryan Vaillancourt

Some fellow travellers I met in Xi’an highly recommended hiking up Emeishan (Mount Emei) so I placed it on the…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Fanpu Farm

Ryan Vaillancourt

I didn’t even think to look up the Chinese word for Stop but the driver knew my stop and left…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Chengdu

Ryan Vaillancourt

I arrived in Chengdu in the afternoon just in time for dumpling night at the hostel and it didn’t take…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Huashan

Ryan Vaillancourt

There was only one reason why I wanted to go to Mount Huashan and it ended up being a huge…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Terracotta Warriors

Ryan Vaillancourt

One of Xi’an’s famous tourist destinations is the Terracotta Warriors but this ended up being a complete waste of money. …

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Xi’an

Ryan Vaillancourt

Xi’an was unexpected delight and it was a complete contrast to Beijing. Beijing didn’t really have much going on publically…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

The Great Wall

Ryan Vaillancourt

Since tours to the more private sections of the Great Wall were closed, I was limited to public sections of…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: China

Living as a Nomad

Ryan Vaillancourt

I returned to the hostel and Dashka and I headed south to visit his nomad parents.  I had wanted to…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Mongolia

Post navigation

Page 3 of 4
← Previous 1 2 3 4 Next →

Recent Posts

  • Chiang Mai
  • Bangkok, Again
  • Pai

Recent Comments

  • Angele Vaillancourt on Phnom Penh
  • Regine Oakley on Ho Chi Minh
  • Angele Vaillancourt on Ho Chi Minh

Archives

  • July 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
Copyright © 2025 Ryan's Random Adventures