Blog Tag - Talking Travel
Trains on subway Line 10 remove seats in order to carry more passengers
Line 10, as one of the busiest subway lines in Beijing carries 1 million-...
Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), known locally as “the birthplace of Chinese tourism,” was formed over 100 million years ago, and is the backdrop for...
It's sad to say, but it’s looking more and more likely that Beijing will be sitting on the bench this May Day festival season. We had an inkling that...
It’s easy to be content in our expat bubbles, as the staples of Western convenience become more and more commonplace in every corner of the city. But...
It's the age-old question: The weekend rapidly approaches so should you a) pack a bag and head to Tianjin for a weekend "getaway" or b) suck it up...
As dozens of adults from around the globe sipped Coronas in a Sanlitun bar, pretending to know the lyrics to some Spanish pop song, I looked around,...
As the old saying goes, “above there is heaven; below, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou” (上有天堂 下有苏杭 shàng yǒu tiāntáng xià yǒu sū háng), referring to the...
As Japan’s most beautiful city, and former capital of the Land of the Rising Sun for more than one thousand years, it’s hard to sum up the cultural...
Burbex has lived in China since 2004, but even he is not immune to the wiles of the Public Security Bureau, who have this week sent him to Hong Kong...
Betty is tired. She’s officially listed on the manifest as “sea dog,” but she has been more than that. Mascot. Champion diver. Connoisseur of grilled...
Figuring out how to escape Beijing's cold is always a challenge, but one way to escape it is to completely freeze your limbs off in what is basically...
Airline Carriers Given Option to Relocate to New Daxing Airport
We're nearing ever closer to the grand opening of Beijing's new Daxing "mega" ...
While we love living in Beijing as much as the next person, there's no denying that sometimes it does a soul good to take a quick getaway from the...
As the festive season rolls around once more, many expat residents in China begin wondering how to spend their Yuletide. Not everyone has the chance...
The name Nagasaki will always be synonymous with the dropping of the second atomic bomb at the end of World War II on Aug 9, 1945, and although that...