Beijing Trips

Jihouse's backgroud(www.jihousecn.com) JiHouse is a centrally located family-run hotel, set in a beautiful traditional Beijing courtyard with a rich history - once was gold and silver jewel market during the yuan dynasty and where the revered …

We sent away for our Visas. We booked our flights to/from/within China, accomodations for the first two weeks and a small group tour (8 including us & the leader) for the second two weeks. We are almost packed and ready for our month long trip …

We stayed in the Hyatt Regency Incheon. Nice place to stay, but for a 5-star hotel they should be more careful with the dirty bath linen they have provided. A part of this, it was all good. The first day was saved to organize ourselves and …

Our goal is not just to create a journal to share with friends but also provide insight into a CYTS tour. I include a lot of detail with times and information about hotels for anyone who wants to go on a CYTS tour and wants to know what to …

I somehow managed to get myself, two dogs, two large suitcases, and my backpack (containing, among other things, my camera and laptop) to the Calgary airport without too much trouble. West Jet was fabulous with Lincoln and Darla and they got …

This is my first trip to Beijing, the capital of China. One of my main itenary is to visit the Great Wall, and that makes me really excited. Beijing city is actually very easy to navigate. The roads are generally of a north-south and east-west …

Ok... so I got here ok. The wonderful city of Singpore. As expected the hotel is fabulous. It is the largest building in Singapore and linked to the Raffles Hotel and a massive shopping complex. The view from my room was fantastic and nothing …

Welcome to my travel blog. I'm going to be travelling in China for 30 days, and intend to post photos and stories here, to keep you all updated, so check back occassionally to see where Waldo is today. (You can also see the photos on Flickr …

Flew from JFK on Air Canada for $859 roundtrip via Vancouver. Found the price on kayak.com which directed me to 1800cheapseats.com . Flying this way going out was not bad, but returning with a long layover in Vancouver was not fun. Did a lot …

I'm so excited about going back to visit china. It has been about 4 years since I had last visited my grandmother and grandfather, my cousins, and everyone in the family. It is hard keeping in touch with family halfway around the world but …