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Expats aren’t exactly renowned for leading stable lives. Whether we are backpackers, English teachers or traveling businessmen, we tend to relocate often, reside in apartments too small to accommodate our clothes or furniture, and/or have no place to store our valuables when we aren’t home. In the past, we had few alternatives – Beijing’s storage options were expensive, unreliable and way too much trouble than they were worth. But starting tomorrow, Koala Mini Storage will be here to help – and we’ve snagged a special deal for you readers. Read on for details.

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The weather is starting to cool, which makes it a great time to get out for a day of hiking on the Great Wall. Unfortunately, new renovations at Hefangkou and continuing work at Simatai are hampering choice, but there are plenty of other options in and around Beijing where you can stretch your legs, whether you want a piece of the Wall (so to speak) or simply want to expand your horizons.

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Prepare to be shocked and amazed, as we reveal the results of The Beijinger Burger Cup's first round. There are now only 16 burgers left battling it out for the crown of the city's best burger and the survey for the second round is now live. You have until 4pm on Monday, Aug 15 to have your say.

To find out the results so far and to vote in the second round, read on at our sister site: thebeijinger.com.

Good afternoon, burger fans. We're happy to inform you that The Beijinger Burger Cup is now underway on our sister site thebeijinger.com. What does that mean? It means that we're opening up the floor to you to decide what the best burger in the city is. We've taken the winners (and losers, in case you disagreed) of our recent Burger Wars series and pitted them - and eight wildcards that The Beijinger foodie Tom didn't get a chance to eat before he had to go to meat rehab - against each other to see who will win the Golden Burger come the end of the month.

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