Guangzhou Diaries: Beauty, Bargains, and Belonging

Every time I visit Asia, my journey inevitably concludes in Guangzhou, China. The reason is straightforward: Guangzhou serves as a central travel hub for the region, and in my experience, flights from there to other Asian destinations are significantly more affordable, especially when departing from New Zealand.

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Midnight in Malaysia

I arrived in Malaysia under the velvet cover of night, disoriented but not defeated. I had missed my flight from Bali the previous day, an embarrassing miscalculation of days that still puzzles me in retrospect. The hours leading up to my arrival had already been shadowed by a string of mishaps: taxi bookings missed, cancellations confirmed, and a creeping sense of unease as my carefully laid plans unraveled one by one.

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Guangzhou Diaries: Beauty, Bargains, and Belonging

Every time I visit Asia, my journey inevitably concludes in Guangzhou, China. The reason is straightforward: Guangzhou serves as a central travel hub for the region, and in my experience, flights from there to other Asian destinations are significantly more affordable, especially when departing from New Zealand.

Read more »

Midnight in Malaysia

I arrived in Malaysia under the velvet cover of night, disoriented but not defeated. I had missed my flight from Bali the previous day, an embarrassing miscalculation of days that still puzzles me in retrospect. The hours leading up to my arrival had already been shadowed by a string of mishaps: taxi bookings missed, cancellations confirmed, and a creeping sense of unease as my carefully laid plans unraveled one by one.

Read more »