Blog Author - Steven Schwankert

Forbidden City, Great Wall Named Two of Asia's Most Beautiful Places
Beijing's Forbidden City and the Great Wall have been named to Conde Nast Traveler's list of the...
The Far Less Expensive Way to Visit Koh Samui
Here's a real-life travel situation and a potential way to solve it.
Fast Food Watch: McDonald's China could sell for USD 3 Billion; Starbucks Raises Prices
McDonald's restaurants in China could be sold for as much as USD 3 billion, with bidders including Beijing Tourism, ChemChina, and Sanpower, Reute
New Hotels and More Travelers: Just Another Week in Travel in China
For anyone that's looking for some fitness-related travel options, we just wrote about that in...
Healthy Travel Dominates This Week in Fitness
Looks like a number of fitness folks are headed out of town and taking their acolytes with them.
Grilled: Blue Frog Offers a Classic Take on Burgers
As part of the Beijinger's month-long Burger Cup (which kicked off May 16 with...
Mandarin Month Meets Throwback Thursday: Comrade Language, Perhaps the Chinese-Language Learning Column Ever
As part of the Beijinger’s daily Mandarin Month series ahead of our June 25 <
Shenzhen to Build Three Airports, One-Third of Domestic Flights Delayed, Terminal 2 to Get Skyteam Lounge
Shenzhen has come to the conclusion that it needs more capacity for flights to both the region and the world, so it's going to build not one, not
French Open Winner Novak Djokovic, Runner-up Andy Murray, Heartthrob Rafael Nadal Confirmed for China Open Tennis
If staying up to watch the French Open final Sunday night was a bit past your bedtime, fear not, tennis fans.