Shanghai Travel Blog

There are dozens of fun, athletic activities available in and around Shanghai. Everything from mountain and rock climbing to swimming, kayaking, canoeing and even yachting and to all the traditional team sports like soccer football and beyond. If you have your heart set on a certain sport you’re...

The internet is jam-packed with advice on creative things to see and do in Shanghai. But what about the basics? Nobody wants to get all the way home only to hear they missed a city’s key sights while they were off stomping around in the city’s sewers learning about old war tunnels. Sure,...

There is so much hype over the wonderment and awe that are the western and international restaurants in the metropolis of Shanghai, but what about the tasty Chinese grub in the city? Many travelers even complain that they never ate Chinese the entire time they were in the fashionable city. This is a...

Shanghai is a city on the move, full of fashionable people doing fashionable things. The center of the financial center in China, the hub for fashion, for innovation and the connection China has to the west all originate in Shanghai. It is because of this that there are so many classy places to drink,...

Food safety has been an increasing concern in China, especially after the huge melamine crisis a few years back. If you never heard about it, that’s good- you’ll be less terrified when you visit China. Still, there are some things to keep in mind while traveling in China concerning food safety...