{"id":24319,"date":"2025-12-30T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T05:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24319"},"modified":"2025-12-30T13:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T05:24:34","slug":"travel-stories-from-2025-that-will-fuel-your-wanderlust-for-the-year-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24319","title":{"rendered":"Travel stories from 2025 that will fuel your wanderlust for the year ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">If you have plans to explore the world in 2026, then these Post stories should help fuel your wanderlust.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A feature on Shunde, a prosperous district of Foshan city in China\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Personal adventures, including a story about Hongkonger Kaylie Lau, who quit her corporate job in fashion marketing to travel 20,000km with \u201cno flights, one backpack\u201d from her home city to Europe, will also inspire.<\/p>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">1. Why Shunde is a food lover\u2019s paradise<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steamed ribs, pork intestines and dace fish heads at the Big Happiness Canteen, one of the many great restaurants in Shunde, China.\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2025\/12\/29\/0983bd5f-ad56-4778-9e65-f31ce8041301_54b3ac29.jpg\" title=\"Steamed ribs, pork intestines and dace fish heads at the Big Happiness Canteen, one of the many great restaurants in Shunde, China.\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1ixmelf e1gf69pb1\">Steamed ribs, pork intestines and dace fish heads at the Big Happiness Canteen, one of the many great restaurants in Shunde, China.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Often hailed as the birthplace of Cantonese cuisine, the Unesco-designated City of Gastronomy in southern China\u2019s Pearl River Delta is a culinary paradise and a training ground for many top Chinese chefs.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">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.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Read the full story <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">here<\/span>.<\/div>\n<h3 type=\"h3\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"eh0yk8h0 css-17x7qa9 e1pqa4re1\">2. Hongkonger Kaylie Lau\u2019s lifestyle U-turn<\/h3>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Lau was working at a \u201cfairly ordinary\u201d corporate job in fashion marketing when she decided to change her life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/travel-leisure\/article\/3337978\/travel-stories-2025-will-fuel-your-wanderlust-year-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have plans to explore the world in 2026, then these Post stories should help fuel your wanderlust. 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