Travel Diaries
5-Day Classic Xi’an Route: The Leisurely Classic
My first trip to Xi’an lasted two days and I spent both of them running. I rode out …
Stories, guides and local perspectives from the ancient capital — food, history and the roads less travelled.
My first trip to Xi’an lasted two days and I spent both of them running. I rode out …
I remember the exact moment Famen Temple revealed its scale. The tourist bus had been roll…
My best trip to Xi’an was the one where I planned almost nothing for the last day. T…
I planned my parents’ first trip to Xi’an the way you plan a meal for someone …
I had visited the Terracotta Warriors twice before I finally made the trip to the burial m…
I found jiucai hezi on my fourth morning in Xi’an, by pure accident. I had been walk…
My standard weekend in Xi’an starts at Xi’an North station on a Friday night, …
I found Qin Su by accident, which is how the best things in Xi’an usually find you. …
The first time I heard the Drum Tower, I wasn’t even looking at it. I was crossing t…
