Browsing Category: China. The Big Decision

CHINA: THE BIG DECISIONS — Article 5 The questions worth answering before you book. How many days should you spend in Beijing? How many nights do you need in Xi’an? Is three days enough for Chengdu? How long should you stay in Shanghai? And how many days does Chongqing really need? Once you’ve chosen the cities for your first China trip, this becomes one of the most important decisions in your itinerary....

CHINA: THE BIG DECISIONS — Article 4 The questions worth answering before you book. Beijing. Xi’an. Chengdu. Chongqing. Shanghai. Seven days. Can it be done? Technically, perhaps. But that’s not really the question. The better question is: Will you actually enjoy it? One of the most common mistakes when planning a first trip to China is creating an itinerary that works perfectly on a spreadsheet — but feels exhausting on the ground....

CHINA: THE BIG DECISIONS — Article 3 The questions worth answering before you book. Where should you go on your first trip to China? For many first-time travelers, Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai and Chengdu are excellent places to start — but they aren’t automatically the best places for you. If you love history, consider Beijing and Xi’an. If food is the reason you’re traveling, look seriously at Chengdu, Xi’an and Guangzhou. If you love mountains and photography,...

CHINA: THE BIG DECISIONS — Article 2 The questions worth answering before you book. How many days do you really need for a first trip to China? Seven days? Ten? Two weeks? Three weeks? You could travel around China for a month and still leave with a long list of places you haven’t seen. China is simply too large and varied to “complete” in one vacation. So instead of asking: “How many...

CHINA: THE BIG DECISIONS — Article 1 The questions worth answering before you book. Planning your first trip to China can quickly turn into a game of adding cities. Beijing? Definitely. Xi’an? Of course. Shanghai? Probably. Chengdu? Pandas and Sichuan food. Chongqing? That looks incredible too. Zhangjiajie? Maybe we can squeeze that in… Before long, a two-week vacation has become six cities, several train journeys and multiple hotel changes. It looks fantastic...