Travel stories from 2025 that will fuel your wanderlust for the year ahead
We recall 7 travel stories from the past year to inspire you in 2026, covering China food trips to a Hongkonger’s life-changing adventure
If you have plans to explore the world in 2026, then these Post stories should help fuel your wanderlust.
A feature on Shunde, a prosperous district of Foshan city in China’s Guangdong province, renowned for its sophisticated, fresh Cantonese cuisine, will inspire those who love to travel for food, while a story on the Norwegian Epic cruise ship is for those who enjoy life at sea.
Personal adventures, including a story about Hongkonger Kaylie Lau, who quit her corporate job in fashion marketing to travel 20,000km with “no flights, one backpack” from her home city to Europe, will also inspire.
1. Why Shunde is a food lover’s paradise
Often hailed as the birthplace of Cantonese cuisine, the Unesco-designated City of Gastronomy in southern China’s Pearl River Delta is a culinary paradise and a training ground for many top Chinese chefs.
Shunde is officially a district of Foshan, but is administered independently and widely considered by locals as a separate city. We take a culinary journey through it.
2. Hongkonger Kaylie Lau’s lifestyle U-turn
Lau was working at a “fairly ordinary” corporate job in fashion marketing when she decided to change her life.