This Han Market never fails to show its hustle and bustle, and also its vividness that brings life and thrives in this city.  There are, often, full of cordial greetings between sellers and customers, and relaxing chats between close confidants and new acquaintances about the bounty of newly-arrived local products.  Be sure to haggle and greet the Vietnamese round.  You will soon be fascinated by the typical shopping routine of Da Nang people, and also, their warm hospitality.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/han-market-a-kaleidoscope-of-souvenirs-and-stalls/

He, was a sturdy leader whose power once held the country together under the banner of brotherhood and unity.  He, became one of the most prominent political figures that wielded his country’s influence beyond its size.  He, was seen by some as a strongman who oversaw one of the most prosperous periods this region has ever had.  Above all else, He was hailed as the creator of modern Yugoslavia, when hundreds of foreign delegates from both Communist and non-Communist states were bidding his last farewell in the House of Flowers, just inside the National Yugoslav Museum in Belgrade.  He was Josip Broz Tito.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/the-house-of-flowers-a-remembrance-of-tito/

The Perfume River gently flows from the nearby Ngu Binh mountain, across the heart of Hue city and past its imperial palace.  With its total territory smaller than Hong Kong’s, Hue seems to possess less allure than other cities in Vietnam at first glimpse.  However, nowhere else in the country, alongside Hue, is much better to illustrate the royal livings during the dynastic rule that ended decades ago.  While the contemporary capital of Vietnam is Hanoi, and myriads of us are familiarised with Ho Chi Minh City, the emperors of the Nguyen dynasty, who were the last imperial rulers, regarded Hue as their home from 1802 to 1945.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/hue-imperial-palace-the-rise-and-fall-of-nguyen-dynasty/

Neither have I expected how picturesque the scenery is, nor how the burning red leaves grabbed hold of my heart. Our eyes drift from the concrete pathways to the beauty above, having a last glance at the jagged pieces of burning red. Soon, the golden sun orb drowns to the horizon, dyeing the sky in pale pink and yellow before the advent of twilight. Yet the speechless beauty of those red maple leaves will long be stamped in our hearts. ♦

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2016/12/21/tai-tong-%e5%a4%a7%e6%a3%a0-the-shades-of-natural-red/

Dečani Monastery in Kosovo is the largest medieval church in the Balkans that survives from a sequence of ethnical and political tensions.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2016/12/04/decani-monastery-a-serbian-medieval-jewel-that-survives/

I have never thought of completing an entire 50km walkathon with such tenacity, nor have my teammate, who is her first time ever in Hong Kong.  At first, our application to this trailwalker was merely for our intimate embrace to the natural wonder of the city, after being exhausted by mounts of journals and paperwork, as well as a kaleidoscope of social activities that we could hardly breathe.  Only by joining this event could we truly appreciate the tranquillity of the country parks and breathtaking scenery from the hilltops.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/50km-trailwalker-of-natural-wonders-enduring-toil/

I made every endeavour to extend my hand further and keep body balancing, and continued battling against the swirling currents while being pushed backwards at the same time.  Could you imagine I was once a little girl, being scared of gilding with my face down into the pool during most of my childhood, was now at the choppy centre of the Victoria Harbour, one of the world’s busiest ports against the backdrop of towering skyscrapers?

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2016/10/18/across-victoria-harbour-a-swimming-milestone/

Explore this ancient trail that links from China's Yunnan province to Tibet and its nearby gorgeous scenery in Yunnan's side.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2016/09/15/tea-horse-road-%e8%8c%b6%e9%a6%ac%e5%8f%a4%e9%81%93-a-glimpse-of-the-ancient-odyssey/

This cosmopolitan city of 7 million, located at the southern tip of China, is widely famed by its concrete jungle of modern skyscrapers and the dazzling shore of the Victoria Harbour.  Yet alongside such landmark allure, in fact, Hong  Kong is also long graced by the chains of emerald hills, especially the Lantau Peak, which is the second-highest mountain in the territory.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/lantau-peak-%e9%b3%b3%e5%87%b0%e5%b1%b1-a-hiking-adventure-at-the-crack-of-dawn/

Namtso lake, with its altitude that almost equated to the Everest base camp, is one of the most holiest lakes in Tibet.  We were all in awe with this heavenly lake filled with shimmering blue under the bright sun. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bauhiniahk2014.wordpress.com/2016/07/31/namtso-lake-%e7%b4%8d%e6%9c%a8%e9%8c%af-a-lake-nearest-to-heaven/