A group of middle-aged Chinese women have taken square dancing onto a completely new track by doing it on trains. On July 27, a passenger on a train to Changchun, in northeastern China’s Jilin province, complained that a group of so-called aunties were dancing in the sleeping carriage next to his, disturbing his rest. He…
A local government in China has been panned by internet users for making two cleaners spend four hours in the scorching heat searching for a small watch lost by a tourist. In early July, a woman from Shenzhen, southern China, took her child to Datong in the northern province of Shanxi by train. She accidentally…
No matter how much you plan or how well-traveled you are, you’re bound to make a few mistakes. That’s what my husband and I realized after our first trip together to Europe last spring. Despite our best efforts, our almost-three-month adventure in the United Kingdom, France, and Spain included more than a few miscalculations —…
ADVERTISEMENT With the arrival of fine weather and the Easter break around the corner, dog owners might be dreaming up ways to turn their daily walk into a more adventurous trip. Plenty of rail and cruise companies now accept pets, meaning you can zip to Milan or sail to the Netherlands without worrying about crates…
A 31-year-old man in China has spent nearly a year hiking for 3,300km from his hometown in central Hubei province to Lhasa in Tibet. However, the journey has taken its toll, transforming him to look like he is in his 50s. The man, who uses the alias Liqi on a leading social media platform, embarked…
A Chinese tourist in Sri Lanka was critically injured after she hung her body out of a moving train for photos and slammed into a tunnel wall. The woman’s actions have sparked a heated debate about travel safety on mainland social media. The 35-year-old is reportedly in critical condition after she suffered severe head and…
An equipment fault on an engineer’s train near Hong Kong’s Tai Wo MTR station has caused disruptions on the East Rail Line service, with delays leading to intervals of up to 24 minutes at certain stops. The MTR Corporation urged passengers on Wednesday at 8.02am to consider using other transport as longer waiting times on…
A Hong Kong tourist has been killed in Japan after being hit by a train while reportedly taking photographs standing on the line. The woman was standing on railway tracks to take photos of the sea before being hit by a train in Otaru city in Hokkaido on Thursday, Xinhua news agency said, citing Japanese…
A Hong Kong tourist has been killed in Japan after being hit by a train while reportedly taking photographs standing on the line. The woman was standing on railway tracks to take photos of the sea before being hit by a train in Otaru city in Hokkaido on Thursday, Xinhua news agency said, citing Japanese…