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#1 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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Girl_from_Germany says:
These tips should help you to survive after you have arrived at Beijing International Airport:
If you wanna take a taxi into town, always queue at the taxi lane. Those are the only official taxis. If someone else offers you a ride, be careful, he may rips you off and charges a lot. Always tell th...
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#2 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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AtlantaScottyV says:
When I traveled to Beijing in 2001, Robert (a.k.a. "Spechina" on Travel Buddy) was our tour guide that we had hired through a family friend. Needless to say, we had fantastic tours of everything! He was able to arrange everything ahead of time for us and coordinate all of our t...
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#3 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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Dinish says:
February, 2008,
This was our first flight with an asian operator ever, and I must say it was an unknown experiences comparing it to european companies. At first we noticed the general hospitaly of the hostes onboard. Always kindly and friendly to serve you with all you're primairy (and secondairy...
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#4 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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johnnytrav says:
You will know.
Hmm, I couldn't find any photo in Beijing. That's weird. Why? Just because I lived there and no need to take any photo?
However, if it's your first visit, some famous views and building you should go. The Great Wall, The Imperial Palace, The Ming Tombs ... Many many places. Jus...
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#5 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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imanironchef says:
Well what can I say about Beijing, other than the fact I hated it!!!! People pee everywhere, they have no respect for anybody or anything! Other than the great wall and the forbidden temple, i would not reccomend it for more than 2 days! Unless your a bogan and your into that sort of stuff. Oh and t...
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#6 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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portia says:
The Golden Weeks of May 1 and Oct 1 are national holidays in China, in addition to the Chinese New Year (which falls on different date every year, but usually between late January to Mid-February), should be avoided if possible. Since all the Chinese people have holidays then, they tend to travel to...
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#7 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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o_mendfornd says:
Haggling is not one of my favourite pass-times (some would say that doesn't make me a proper traveller). However, I can handle it better in some countries than others, for different reasons.
In China I found the style moderately aggressive at times, but in some ways that makes it easier because y...
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#8 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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ophirh says:
Very important if you are a non-chinese person - bargain! if they see a white man asking them the price, they will not double it, but make it 5 times more. I'm not kidding! don't feel bad to start the bargain at real low prices, don't worry about them, they know what they are doing, and they will se...
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#9 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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LeighTravelClub says:
During our stay in Beijing in May/June 2007, we were absolutely astounded at the level of smog. Yes, it was very bad. On our last day and travelling to the airport, as I looked from the coach window, I realised that it was not possible to see the end of any roads....everything just disappears into t...
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#10 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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aussieguy says:
I have lived in Beijing for almost 3 years and I see so many people expressing their desire to come to Beijing for the Olympics....
So I thought I would post an article dealing with what the OLYMPIC Beijing is going to be like...
FIRSTLY, If you do not like lots of people, then this is one Oly...
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#11 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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princeza_9 says:
The Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore is easy enough to find and get to, it's right off of the Wangfujing metro stop outside of the mall. Yes, there's the Wangfujing Bookstore right there, but for it's size, it doesn't have a good selection of books in English. For that, you have to walk down th...
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#12 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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travelallover15 says:
Poeple there are friendly.When u shop you must bargain for your price .
I have never had so much fun shopping in my life.Take a warm jacket with you because when i was there there was a couple of days i needed it .If you don't want to take one you can buy one there cheap.
A friend that was with me...
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#13 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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alicesmorrison says:
My trips to China have always been a wild experience mixed with excitement and confusion. Beijing, with its different foods, exciting culture, and sights such as the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace is just breathtaking. I highly recommend to be adventurous and do you...
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#14 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
#15 of 24 general tips & advice in Beijing
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tparker says:
In English, you can check timetables for Chinese trains on http://www.china-train-ticket.com/ - but I wouldn't recommend buying the ticket there, since the prices are much higher than they should be. Unfortunately most ticket outlets throughout Beijing do not speak English - however, the major ...
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