Blog Tag - tips
A Chinese Krait, a highly venomous, black-and-white striped snake commonly found in central and southern China, was spotted by locals recently around...
Ok so we said we'd explain everything there is to know about fapiao, but frankly, we can't. The fapiao system is so complicated, labyrinthine and...
They’re shocking and irritating: those static shocks that jolt our existence at this time of year. Just recently on a supermarket run, I had five non...
Imagine hiring someone to fix your broken computer only to have them try and rip you off without getting the job done. This was the case for me when...
Earlier this week, the capital was hit by the heaviest rain this year, which has troubled many Beijingers as even those on upper floors somehow saw ...
Figuring out how to get a mobile phone contract isn't easy when you don't speak or read Chinese, but even once you've overcome this hurdle, the...
Desperate to get out of town for Chinese New Year but left it a bit too late? Never fear, help may still be at hand. If you're not too picky about...
The US recently issued China-wide warning to US citizens informing them to be vigilant on account of "heightened tension in the Middle East." Yet...
Today marks exactly one year since my husband and I arrived in Beijing.
It’s been quite an adventure for us both, and as with any life change, I've...
It's clear, it's pungent and it will knock your socks off. The powerhouse, limescale-fighting, magical potion of your dreams has been hiding out in...
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
I don't know about you, but when those temperatures rise, the skies turn blue, and the windows are opened, I can't help but get tidying and cleaning...
Bicycle and scooter theft is a huge problem in Beijing, as I found out first-hand last Monday. I'm usually pretty careful, but I got complacent and...
It's summer. There is no point attempting to deceive ourselves any longer. Turn on the office air conditioning and face the facts (and if you don’t...