Beijing Travel Blog

Sometimes you just want something other than crisp sheets, aloof concierge staff, processed food in a buffet and classic, annoyingly soft elevator music. Hotels mean a lot of things to different people, and when you’ve traveled a lot they tend to annoy rather than appeal. In Beijing, there are amazing...

Arriving in Beijing in style is easy with the fabulous new International Airport. You’ll feel like a VIP as soon as your plane finishes taxing. Take a taxi or limo into town and you’ll continue riding hide as you observe the sprawling capital from the window. But, where should you direct...

Beijing has a lot to offer, and because it is a planned city, the layout is extremely easy to learn and navigate. But, without knowing anything about the city how can use book a hotel online? What if you book in an out-of-the-way area and then spend hours commuting to and from the points of interest...

The Chaoyang District (Chaoyang Yu in Mandarin), whose name literally means, “facing the sun,” is the city’s most modern quarter. The recent 2008 Olympics saw Beijing undergo massive construction projects, the results of which can be seen in Chaoyang. Here one can spot the famous “Bird’s Nest”...