Here is the second and last installment of my most memorable moments from my recent trip travelling around the world.

We visited three different hill tribes near Luang Prabang, Laos, and we had the chance to interact with the local children. They were curious of us and didn’t know how to react when we gave them our bananas for free; the photo shows they seemed to appreciate them however!

I met a Cambodian girl who invited me back to her family home for dinner. I met the children and the neighbours, who all thought it was hilarious that a white girl was hanging around their area! What made it so memorable was that it gave me a chance to see a different side to travelling, where there are no other backpackers and you get to see a foreign country’s way of life first-hand.

Not so much a moment, but at some points travelling through New Zealand the scenery is enough to give you goosebumps. Above is an example of such scenery in the South Island, where the Matheson Lake reflects views of Mount Cook and Mount Tasman.

OK, so this was a separate trip from my time backpacking, but it was still less than a year ago so the memory is relatively fresh! I was blessed during my short time in Beijing; the air was crisp and not polluted, the skies were clear blue and the sun was shining. What I remember is just feeling in awe of the beauty of this metropolis, be it the Summer Palace, Tianmen Square or one of the various parks. I love China!

This is also from my time in China and NOT during my backpacking trip, but I think the photo speaks for itself. We were able to camp by a secluded lake with barely any other people around, and were allowed to wander around this tea farm valley thanks to the lovely middle-aged lady that ran it.

Again, while in China we went to camp in this rural, completely idyllic and secluded location, and we met a tea farmer who ran the tea valley pictured above. We only knew limited Mandarin, and she obviously knew no English, so actually wrote a message to us in Chinese! Shame we didn’t translate it until later: “I am from China. Where are you from?”