Last updated on February 11th, 2025 at 10:14 pmBeijing is a dynamic city with a rich history that spans thousands of years. With 22 million people, it’s also the world’s third largest city. When we visited, we utilized the free China transit visa to spend 72 hours in Beijing. We spent 5 days in Beijing…
Last updated on February 8th, 2025 at 02:42 pmWhether it’s Rio or Tokyo during Covid, there are always major challenges in hosting an Olympics. Many also questioned whether Athens could pull off a modern Olympics in 2004 and they put together a great event. And while those games left empty stadiums and debt behind, Athens…
Last updated on April 16th, 2021 at 06:22 amIn February, 2016, we made our first trip to China via the little known free 72 hour Chinese transit visa on our way to Australia. We bought two roundtrip tickets, one from Boston to Beijing on American Airlines for just $600, and two additional roundtrip tickets from Beijing…
Last updated on February 5th, 2025 at 12:53 am The Great Wall of China is epic, partly because it’s the largest man made structure in the world. The centuries old fortification twists and turns over the mountains, offering an array of picturesque vantage points. It’s an attraction that pictures simply can’t do justice. Here are…
