Just 100 km northeast of Beijing is a Wonderful experience

What you crave is sometimes right under your nose; only, you look elsewhere. Well, that saying is probably true.

My friend and I decided to flee Beijing during Mid-Autumn Festival. Our ideal chill-out destination, we wished, should be tranquil, picturesque, homey, fun, accessible and affordable. Preferably, it should offer the best of both worlds - a bit of nature like mountains, waters, wildflowers, farms, plus digital-age creature comforts like broadband Wi-Fi and air conditioning.

Our shortlist of places far and near got pruned pretty quickly: places didn't tick the boxes. And then, we chanced upon a farmstay option on a vacation rental app.