Cities in China As I’m guessing many Americans think, I expected Chinese cities to be old, outdated, and messy. I couldn’t have been more wrong. This of course only applies to the cities which I visited but, China’s big modern cities are exactly that. Big. Modern. Beijing is huge and modern with a population of […]
Riding the High Speed Train in China My trip started in Beijing where we had to shoot a store opening for the client (Microsoft) before going to Shanghai to shoot another store opening and a lot more videos. One of the things we were shooting was a video of a businessman traveling from Beijing to […]
Signs, Bathrooms, and Elevators in China One very pleasant aspect of Shanghai especially was how the main roads had English names on them as well. It was very easy to walk around the downtown using a map. Another nice thing, signs in China are pretty much just like those in America. Guys in the mens […]
The Subway in China At first, we avoided the subway/metro system. We weren’t sure it would be navigable without reading Chinese. Since taxis were so cheap, we figured why bother? Well, because the metro is even cheaper. If cabs cost $3 to get somewhere, the metro costs 50 cents. We were told by someone we […]
Taxis in China Taxis in China are dirt cheap compared to America. I took taxis everywhere I went in Beijing and Shanghai. I think the most we ever paid was for a trip that took an hour to the airport and it was basically $60 US for two people. Most of the cab rides around […]
What is Food Like in China? Oh my. First, let me start with this, I love American Chinese Food. I call it American because after being in China, we are a paltry shadow of the deliciousness that is the balanced spiced meals of China. I loved eating there. The food was GOOD. I’ve tried to […]
What to Bring to China This may be the most helpful post I’ll write on what I learned while traveling in China. Things to bring! First, identify what cities you will be visiting. I suggest Beijing and Shanghai, mainly because those are the two I visited but, they are also the biggest and have a […]
Getting a Chinese Visa China was the first place I visited that required me to get a visa BEFORE I went to the country. It’s not a simple “show up and ask for one” process either. You must be invited to come to the country, by someone who lives there. If you are going for […]
What is China Like? Before I left America, I had only a notion of what China would be like. I really didn’t know what to expect, would it be modern? (I wasn’t sure) Would it be growing but still behind the US? (this was more likely to me) I have always had a fascination with […]