Keketuohai National Geopark (可可托海世界地质公园) sits in Fuyun County, in the Altai region of far-northern Xinjiang, China. It’s a UNESCO Global Geopark, and it’s genuinely under-covered online. There’s almost no English-language travel writing about it. That’s despite granite domes striking enough that Western rock climbers were making expeditions here back in the 2010s. We covered Keketuohai as…
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Heavenly Lake, China: A Day Trip to Tianshan Tianchi from Ürümqi
Heavenly Lake China, known locally as Tianshan Tianchi (天山天池), sits about an hour from Ürümqi in China’s far-west Xinjiang region, and Tianshan Tianchi is easily one of the best day trips out of the city. Heavenly Lake China isn’t the more famous Tianchi on the China–North Korea border (the “monster lake” one); this is the Tianshan…
Baishi Ridge Sanya, Hainan Hiking Guide
Hike Baishi Ridge in Sanya for a wild escape through coconut plantations and rice terraces. Detailed logistics, trailhead navigation, and granite summit views.
Hiking Mt Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia: A Complete 3-Day Trekking Guide
If you’re anything like us, you’ve been to Bali a couple times: you’ve seen the sights, climbed Mt Batur, encountered the crowds and traffic chaos. And look it’s fiiiinne, but now you’re ready for a newer, BIGGER adventure so you’ve set your sights east towards Lombok. Cue Mount Rinjani. Hiking Mt Rinjani is arguably the…
How to get from Lijiang to Tiger Leaping Gorge
Discover the easiest way to reach the world’s deepest canyons using shared taxis and local apps
