China is the only slight technicality on my countries list, because so far Jessica is the only one who has actually been. She originally visited years ago on a corporate work trip, before we started traveling internationally together the way we do now, and made it all the way to the Great Wall. Ever since then, China has stayed high on our future-trips list to revisit together.
At the time Jessica went, I was deep in one of the busiest stretches of building Tatango, so international travel for me mostly meant work and quick trips rather than full-scale exploring. China ended up being one of the major destinations I missed during that era, and it's still a place I've wanted to experience properly ever since.
What fascinates me most about China now is the scale and contrast of it all. Thousands of years of tradition existing next to some of the most advanced technology and infrastructure in the world. I'd love to eventually do a full trip through places like Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Beijing — partly for the history and food, but also because the pace of innovation there seems completely different from almost anywhere else.
And yes, one of my personal goals is still convincing Jessica to go back to the Great Wall with me so we can take the toboggan down afterward, which apparently is a real thing and not something someone made up on the internet. We have it on our list to hopefully make an in-depth trip next fall.