Dad & Elaine’s First-Time China Packing Guide — Bring Less, Travel Better Last verified: 28 August 2026 Dad’s China packing philosophy has changed after years of traveling there. We don’t pack for every possible emergency anymore. China has malls, pharmacies, convenience...
Dad’s 10 Rules for Choosing a Hotel That Actually Works Last verified: 28 August 2026 Last verified: 20 August 2026 Booking a hotel in China as a foreign traveler is usually easier than old internet advice makes it sound. Dad &...
Dad & Elaine Learned Some of This the Hard Way 😂 Last verified: 28 August 2026 Chinese public holidays don’t mean you shouldn’t travel China. But at the wrong time, train tickets disappear, attractions fill up, hotels become more expensive, and carefully...
Dad’s Guide to Traveling China Well Without Wasting Money Last verified: 28 August 2026 Last verified: 01 August 2026 Firsthand examples come from Dad & Elaine’s travels. Current G/D train fares were checked on 28 August 2026. How expensive is China...
Just a Few Hours From Beijing, Anyang Takes You More Than 3,000 Years Back Beijing gives a first-time traveler an enormous amount of Chinese history. The: Forbidden City. Great Wall. Temple of Heaven. Summer Palace. Ming. Qing. Imperial China everywhere. So...
Section 1 — Before Zhou Won, King Wen Was a Prisoner of Shang Dad & Elaine had just encountered the world of the: Shang dynasty (商朝, Shāng Cháo) at: Yinxu (殷墟, Yīnxū) near Anyang (安阳, Ānyáng) in Henan Province (河南省, Hénán...
What This Story Shows At Yinxu (殷墟, Yīnxū) in Anyang, Dad & Elaine stood in front of writing more than 3,000 years old. Some of those ancient marks looked strangely familiar. A sun. A mountain. A person. And that started a...
Elaine was climbing again. 😂 Up stone steps. Through old gateways. Higher and higher above the landscape outside: Hancheng (韩城, Hánchéng), Shaanxi. Our destination was: Sima Qian Temple and Tomb 司马迁祠墓 Sīmǎ Qiān Címù Dad had dragged Elaine here for one...
Last verified: August 26, 2026 Quick Answer Yes — Kyrgyz citizens holding ordinary passports can now use China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy. From August 20, 2026, China added Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam to the policy, bringing the number of eligible countries to 57. Eligible Kyrgyz travelers...
Last verified: August 26, 2026 Quick Answer Yes — Vietnamese citizens holding ordinary passports can now use China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy. From August 20, 2026, China added Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan to the policy, increasing the number of eligible countries to 57. Eligible Vietnamese travelers...
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