If you are wondering what a ball park figure would be for 6 or 7 days in Beijing not including hotel or accommodation read on. Beijing of course is now best known as the host for the 2008 summer games. That raised the profile of the city as a result of the huge coverage the [...]

If you are thinking of going to Beijing for a vacation and you have some kids that are still shorter than 120cm you should be aware that kids less than 120cm are able to travel on the bus and subway network for free. Also many of the attractions in Beijing allow kids free entry if [...]

On my recent vacation in Beijing my family decided to try out the bullet train that travels from Beijing to Tianjin. The train line was only opened just before the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese say it is the fastest train of that type on the planet. To catch the train we went to the Beijing [...]

I have just got back from my month vacation in Beijing, China. It was great to take in the Olympics and many other attractions in Beijing. The bad thing was not being able to access my site from over there. I thought I had the problem licked with a proxy service however this proved to [...]

I have been in Beijing for one week now. Since my arrival I have not been able to access my website to post articles. I also cannot connect via FTP. Thanks to a proxy service I came across I can at least post articles. It is really slow so I don’t know how much I [...]

Next month Tianjin plays host to some Olympic soccer matches. Sports fans commuting from Beijing to Tianjin will be in for a treat as the new express train link is about to open. The railway will open next Friday just ahead of the Games. The rail journey will be reduced by one hour to a [...]

Most tourists visiting Beijing will first arrive at Beijing Capital Airport. Once they have passed through immigration and customs the next requirement is normally finding transport options to take them into the city of Beijing. If you have gone on a package tour this will most likely have been taken care of for you. You [...]

Tourists flying into Beijing airport now have the choice of taking the subway from the airport into the city. This comes about following the opening of three new subway lines on 19 July 2008. The subway line running from Beijing Capital Airport is 28km long with 4 stations stretching from Dongzhimen to the airport. The [...]