Magda Sawyer

Magda Sawyer

I am the creator Baba Goes China. I share practical tips on how to plan a trip in China, with or without kids.

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Foreigner's guide to Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations: origins, traditions & of course mooncakes!

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Hongyadong in Chongqing: architectural marvel

Welcome to Hongyadong, Chongqing, a place where history, culture, and jaw-dropping views come together to create one of Chongqing’s most amazing tourist spots. If you’re planning a trip to China or just love discovering cool places, Hongyadong should definitely be on your list. Here’s everything you need

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Chongqing with kids: tips to make the most of your trip

This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click my disclosures here. While sightseeing big cities might not be something I advice anywhere else in the world, China is different. Chinese cities are safe and clean and connected by extensive, convenient public transport network. At the same time, they are

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Best indoor Playgrounds in Chinese Cities

Let me start with a confession: we are not big fans of kids-centered entertainment during holiday - from our experience children can thrive traveling with minimum number of toys and enjoy exploring if only given enough guidance from the parents. On our first trip to China we had no intention

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China's top parks and outdoor spaces for young children

Traveling with kids, it is never a bad idea to include a leisury day or half a day in a park - it is necessary for the young ones to be allowed some fun time, when they can just do "kids stuff" and not feel like they have

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Breastfeeding in Public in China

When traveling with a baby anywhere really one of the concerns that might be in the back of your mind as a breastfeeding mum is what are the attitudes towards breastfeeding in public and availability of facilities dedicated to breastfeeding mums. I know it was certainly on my mind -

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