China

China is a shock to the system. It is the only place on earth where you can walk the ancient stones of the Great Wall in the morning and watch a cyberpunk LED skyline light up Shanghai by night. It is a civilization that spans 5,000 years, yet feels like it is rushing headfirst into the future. From the mist-covered karst peaks of Yangshuo to the numbing spice of a Sichuan hotpot, China is vast, complex, and unapologetically intense. It isn’t just a vacation; it’s an expedition into a world that operates on an entirely different scale.