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你好 and thank you for stopping by!
I'm Magda and, together with my family, we fell in love with China during our first 5 week trip with our 2 daughters that were only 4.5 months and 2.5 years old at the time.
Our China love story
Contrary to what you might think, our love for China had humble beginnings.
Before our daughters were born, in our previous life almost, we set out for a big "around the world trip".
In early 2020, the day we obtained a Chinese visa, we have heard of this weird coronavirus thing, which we completely ignored, thinking that by the time we get to China it will have passed.
It didn't - after spending a month traveling around Russia, we found ourselves stuck in Mongolia, with no way to continue towards China and no easy way to go back.
We accepted that the big trip is finished, moved back to Switzerland and found jobs. Soon after our daughter Hanna was born.
Fast-forward to 2023, and after dipping our toes into traveling with our daughter, we were ready for bigger adventures!
So where should we go first - of course China, where we couldn't go during our last big adventure.
We planned a 5 week trip with our at the time 2.5 year old Hanna and 4.5 months old Nina, and off we went.
Frankly, I would have never imagined we would love China so much - certainly not that within less than a year will be planning another trip.
Since then, everything about China has become my passion project that goes beyond travel. We are learning Mandarin, more and more exploring Chinese cooking, culture and festivals.
And the more we do, the more I am loving it!
Why I created this blog
When planning our first trip, finding reliable information a seemed... hard. A lot of information seemed outdated and lack the level of detailed we needed to plan our trip. We weren't even sure if we will be able to find nappies in China (we most certainly did).
This inspired me to create a resource that can be a reference point for families and independent travellers planning a trip to China.
China is an incredible place to travel - its vibrant culture, tasty food, modern infrastructure and, most importantly, incredibly kind people, make it a perfect travel destination, especially for family holiday.
For that reason, I want to help people see that going to China (once you configure WeChat and AliPay) is not hard.
I hope the blog can grow into a comprehensive resource for all people interested in China and Chinese culture as well as resources for adults learning Mandarin and parents supporting their children in learning the language they themselves might not speak fluently.
Thank you for stopping by and if there is any questions you have about traveling to China, particularly with children - feel free to drop me an e-mail, which you can find on the contact page.