Content to do with Travelling to, from, and outside of Beijing, even China
Until sometime last week only the Chinese version of Didi allowed users to change their destination mid-route.
As a family, the Cliffords are used to traveling long distances. Mom Kim and Dad Aaron first met in their home country of Canada then jetted off to set up their new lives together in China just 40 days after their wedding. They welcomed their son Lachlan to the clan in 2013, and have since enjoyed exploring Thailand and Malaysia as a family, as well as taking a very special trip with their ayi to her hometown of Nanchang for Chinese New Year. When it comes to finding great family travel advice, Kim says you just can’t beat the local expat community for the great wealth of information available, so we quizzed the young family for their best travel tips.
I’m sure that like me, over the years your friends and family have regaled you with cautionary tales about lost luggage, being stuck abroad after missing a flight, getting robbed in a foreign city, or worse, maybe even suffering an injury and having to seek treatment at local hospitals.
Many Beijing families will be spending their summer vacation in China for the first time this year. While domestic travel is a great option, there is no reason you can’t recreate that vacation feeling right here in Beijing. Here are some simple tips on how to be a tourist in your own home, and reignite the spirit of exploration and discovery that goes hand in hand with vacation.
While most international travel is still off the cards, that doesn’t mean you’re destined to be a couch potato all summer. After all, being an expat doesn’t mean you’re confined to exploring only the fine things our fair city has to offer. One needs to take advantage of living abroad to explore all the hidden corners of the country. You never know what adventure awaits.
Whether it’s losing your luggage, missing a flight, or just trying to figure out Apps in languages we don’t understand, even the worst travel experiences can be chalked up as part of the adventure of travel. And when it goes from the ridiculous to the insane, breathe in and repeat to yourself, “This too shall pass!”
When they return home, they generally expect to have a smooth and easy transition back into their culture and their old lives, however, this is not always the case. Previously familiar things now become foreign, causing people to feel shy, intimidated, and out of place in their own country.
We’ve rounded up some of our favorite and best-rated local tour companies and guides that are just itching to take you and your family on an adventure…
As international schools all around the city continue to handle all the difficulties in these uncertain times, this latest news from Keystone Academy is a little light at the end of the tunnel for the international education community.
In this issue of beijingkids we tackle the difficulties of traveling with a toddler as Julie Wolf shares her tips on how to plan a trip with kids as well as easy ways to keep them entertained.