Sweet Mei Lan 美兰, who was born at Zoo Atlanta in 2006 and has been living at the Chengdu Panda Base since 2010. Last year I saw him in the…
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Back to CHENGDU PANDA BASE and the best time seeing Hua Hua + He Ye, February 2025
Spending my last 2 days in Chengdu at the Chengdu Panda Base! I am very much at the point where 2 days is a bit short for getting everything in,…
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Asia Diaries: February 2025 ~ Daytrips from Chengdu to see pandas – Dujiangyan, Ya’an and Chongqing
For this trip I decided to make Chengdu my base for the week and take daytrips out to see pandas from there – and all making use of public transport…
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Asia Diaries: February 2025 ~ Relaxed Chengdu afternoon at the Wuhou Lantern Festival
A relaxing afternoon after a very hectic morning/half day of travel stress! My flight was originally scheduled for 2:20AM from Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou, arriving at 6:40AM then I had…
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The 5 PANDA BASES in Sichuan Province – a summary on visiting + what’s next when you’ve seen it all!
I can finally tick off the list seeing all of the Panda bases in Sichuan Province, or more specifically in the Chengdu area! When I had the dream of seeing…