As you probably know, the Great Wall of China covers mile after mile of land in China, so the topography will change from section to section. The area I am speaking of today is just north of Beijing, in some mountains. If you can remember the beginning of the TV show...
When I was teaching English at a university in eastern China, one of the places the students consistently told me they would like to see were the grasslands of China. One reason the students wanted to see the grasslands, was because they all spoke of the beautiful,...
Recently, I read an article about a horrible accident that occurred at the Mu Tain Yu section of the Great Wall of China. According to the report, a 37-year-old Canadian lady was trying to catch up with a friend when she tried to go between an elderly Chinese man and...
Regardless of where you are in the world, you may encounter a scenario that is truly unexpected― you know, one of those things that makes you stop and ask, “Why?… How?” Then all you can do is answer yes, and maybe even laugh. That is exactly what happened to me...
Navigating the Chinese Money Exchange. Regardless of where you are traveling internationally, I feel it is wise to familiarize yourself with the exchange rates and, of course, the currency. Among the many options for determining the exchange rates, websites or banks...
Don’t want this to be you in China? Well, I don’t either. Hopefully, this image evokes some uneasy feelings of something you ate or drank in the past that didn’t sit too well with your system. You probably vowed to avoid that something for a very long time. Well, tap...