East Asia, Page 3

Review: Having Pu Er tea at the Qiao Bing Shan Fang tea house in Shanghai (敲冰山房)

I’m no expert on Chinese tea and I wanted to use my recent trip to Shanghai to learn more. Of all the …

This is a continuation from an earlier post: ‘Part 1: The Great Wall hike from Jiankou to Mutianyu without a guide‘. In …

My first visit to the Great Wall of China was in 2013 (about 6 years ago). Back then, I visited the Great …

To me, a trip to Japan can never be too long because there are so many great places to visit apart from …

If you’re visiting Tokyo for the first time, this post might come in handy. Planning a four day itinerary in Tokyo is not …

Realised that I had missed out Verve Coffee at Kamakura as one places to visit in Kamakura. Not only was the coffee …

Before we begin, I would like to highlight that The Travelling Squid is a family friendly blog, so we will not go …

We visited Mikkeller in Singapore and yearned to try beers from Mikkeller in Tokyo. The special thing about Mikkeller is that each …

Is the Yasukuni Shrine worth a visit? To be honest, I thought the walk through the shrine was peaceful and calming (though …

If you’re looking to buy Japanese-style tableware, Kappabashi in Asakusa is the place to visit during a trip to Tokyo. Similar to Sia …