Jian Sheng Low, Author at Shrug My Shoulder

Guide to planning your own day trip to the Great Wall of China

Time needed: 7 hoursOur ratings: 3.5/5Cost: ~200 RMB (29 USD) The famous and best-preserved parts of the Great Wall are also the most easily accessible from Beijing. Therefore when M and I were planning for our month-long China trip, we…

Apps that you absolutely need in China as a tourist

We have recently travelled to China and found that there are several apps that you definitely cannot do without when you’re travelling in the country as a tourist! We want to share these apps with you to help make your…

Anmon Bintan, our getaway experience

As someone working in a 9-5 job, I found it really difficult to find places near Singapore to explore given the limited amount of leaves I can take. I am therefore starting this series of blog posts to help give…

Meili Snow Mountain and Yubeng Village, a hidden hiking gem in China

Meili Snow Mountain is not a location that comes to people’s minds when they think of hiking in China. It will usually be Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain), Zhang Jia Jie (Avatar Mountains) or Dao Cheng Ya Ding (In Si Chuan).…

North Korea statues of Kim Jong Ill and Kim Ill Sung at the square.

How to travel to North Korea

If you have read our recent blog post about our trip to North Korea and am interested to visit the mysterious yet amazing country yourself, this guide is for you! In this guide, we will go through the necessary preparations…

Guilin, China – 3 Days Itinerary in Quintessential China

When we stepped into Guilin, we knew that we have stepped into quintessential China. The China that we’ve seen from childhood Chinese dramas that played on national TV. The pace of the people here was definitely slower than the previous…

Our North Korea travel tour experience

I am deeply fascinated with North Korea ever since I’ve watched the movie Taegukgi when I was 10. I’ve read countless books about the country (including the super-popular Escape from Camp 14, highly recommended) and watched vlogs from people who…