Comments on: Before you Go to China – The Travel to China Checklist

By: ASocialNomad

ASocialNomad — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:06:14 +0000

Thanks Ryan – yep, so much better than the buses!!, but there’s a heck of a lot of people want in them 🙂

By: Ryan Biddulph

Ryan Biddulph — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 22:29:25 +0000

Fabulous post Sarah! All good to know; especially the train information. We plan to see China eventually so booking trains months out is the way to go I see. Makes sense with so many folks wanting to use a world class system. Thanks for sharing!

Ryan

By: Lydia

Lydia — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:30:32 +0000

Wow! This is one of the most ultimate and detailed guides for China which every first-timer there should read. Thanks for such valuable info which I’d love to share with my friends!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 08:18:57 +0000

Many VPNs are not working in China. The ones that are well known are always at risk beeing blocked. For a purpose of visiting China IMHO the safest way would be to go with a small under the radar provider like SurfShark VPN to name one.

By: ASocialNomad

ASocialNomad — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:15:42 +0000

In reply to Morgan. Thanks, thats good to know on thw water! And sad on the photos - i did have a few times when i felt my arm was going to be torn off! but compared to India and creepy men it was a lot lot better!!

By: Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:01:33 +0000

Just a couple things from my own experiences there! I used the water from the sink to brush my teeth sometimes and had no issues, so in my opinion, if you are desperate you should be okay (my experience in Xi’an and Beijing). Also, my experience with people taking pictures was generally awful. My friends and I would often say no and they would continue to do it. It got to the point of ridiculous (this was in Xi’an, way less of a problem in Beijing). They wouldn’t get rude with us for not taking pictures but they would just continue to do it. We all thought that was incredibly disrespectful. Other than those couple things I completely agree with everything you said!!