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Meeting the Dead: Taiwan Ghost Festival

April 27, 2023September 4, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Amongst all the bubble tea, scooters and glorious coastlines, Taiwan’s Chinese culture has a ferocious force to wrestle with. Rising from the deep and dark belly of the underworld, August chimes the beginning and opening of the dreaded Gates of Hell. Waves of ghostly beings, believed to be hungry and need of a seriously good feed, erupt from the ground’s opening and descend on our land of the living. Stemming from a magical mix of Taoist and Buddhist beliefs, delectable banquets, festivities and the burning of paper money commences and the feeding frenzy begins! Welcome to the Taiwan Ghost Festival.

Be a badass: Shanghai Gangster Tour

April 27, 2023August 25, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Far away from the pumping neon-lit streets of Shanghai’s glitz and glam nightlife, deep within the seemingly tranquil and leafy tree-lined streets of the French Concession, Shanghai has a dark and ‘candy’ fuelled past. Are you searching for an alternative and wonderfully informative evening in Shanghai? Push aside your current identity and join Teacake in the exciting and dangerous underworld of the Shanghai Gangster Tour!

Hanging Out With Bill Clinton In Xingping China

February 16, 2023July 29, 2015 by Alice Teacake

I just had to get the hell out of Shanghai. A city which I have struggled to form a bond with for the last year and a half. Through the diminishing ancient culture, thick smoggy skies and an increasing feeling of being in a metropolis enclosure, our relationship result has come out as a C minus.

Two Hikes In Xingping China You Cannot Miss

April 27, 2023July 29, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Xingping is one delightful little village in Guangxi, China. The minute I stepped off the bamboo boat which had transported me along the magical scenery of Li River, I felt like a traveller in an adventure candy shop.

Day tripping from Yangshou: Xingping

July 13, 2023July 20, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Looking for a quaint, traditional and delightful piece of China in the glorious mountains of Guilin? Chasing that thrill of discovering somewhere cute and delightful along the beautiful waters of Li River that Yangshou used to be like?

Li River Bamboo Raft Tour: Yangshou China

April 27, 2023July 13, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Dreaming of exploring the stunning, vast, mystical limestone landscape of these dragon-teeth peaks as they reach up to the deep blue sky? Visualising inner peace and clarity as you soar along these idyllic waters and watch the peaceful world go by? Forget it. It’s possible but the Li River Bamboo Raft Tour from Yangdi to Xinping in Guangxi, China is most definitely not the answer: this tour sucks. Read on to find out why it’s a let down and where the cheaper, calmer and more local experience is

Hiking in China: Dazhai to Pingan Hike

April 27, 2023July 11, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Do you want to know how to successfully navigate the Dazhai to Pingan hike through the eye-popping dragon’s backbone rice terraces in Longsheng, Guangxi, China? Teacake has the answer! Pop your hiking boots on and pack your snappy camera: we’re going on an adventure! Feeling like an armchair adventurer today instead? No problem! Cruise the photos and enjoy the ride!

That One Time I Was A Burlesque Dancer in Shanghai

July 13, 2023June 29, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Regardless of how much I critique Shanghai, its gift as the land of ‘dream it and you can do it’ is undeniable. If you want to be something, do something and make it happen, you wouldn’t be just a hat rack if you decided to come here and try your goddamn best. There’s definitely something in the air here, apart from all that pollution crap. Shanghai will throw out all the awesomeness in the cosmos and give you what you want and I’ve found my golden ticket through Burlesque.

M50: Street Art in Shanghai

April 27, 2023June 14, 2015 by Alice Teacake

Push, squeeze and pull yourself through the crazy glitz, glamour and hordes of Gucci clad, cash-splashing Shanghainese in Jingan and you will materialise at the other end, in Shanghai’s grey and polluted waters of Suzhou Creek.

Face to face with Death in Cambodia

April 27, 2023June 12, 2015 by Alice Teacake

“There’s a monster in your tummy”. “Huh?!” I exclaimed. “Yes, there’s definitely something in there. It happens a lot here” said the doctor. I was lying in his refined, tiny office: a world away from the dusty chaos going on outside in Phnom Penh.