This is the time to get your affairs in order for the next big trip. So, let’s take this moment to make a must-have travel list of the most useful tools, gadgets, and travel accessories you will need to make your trip that much more successful.
As a family, the Cliffords are used to traveling long distances. Mom Kim and Dad Aaron first met in their home country of Canada then jetted off to set up their new lives together in China just 40 days after their wedding. They welcomed their son Lachlan to the clan in 2013, and have since enjoyed exploring Thailand and Malaysia as a family, as well as taking a very special trip with their ayi to her hometown of Nanchang for Chinese New Year. When it comes to finding great family travel advice, Kim says you just can’t beat the local expat community for the great wealth of information available, so we quizzed the young family for their best travel tips.
I’m sure that like me, over the years your friends and family have regaled you with cautionary tales about lost luggage, being stuck abroad after missing a flight, getting robbed in a foreign city, or worse, maybe even suffering an injury and having to seek treatment at local hospitals.
Many Beijing families will be spending their summer vacation in China for the first time this year. While domestic travel is a great option, there is no reason you can’t recreate that vacation feeling right here in Beijing. Here are some simple tips on how to be a tourist in your own home, and reignite the spirit of exploration and discovery that goes hand in hand with vacation.
While most international travel is still off the cards, that doesn’t mean you’re destined to be a couch potato all summer. After all, being an expat doesn’t mean you’re confined to exploring only the fine things our fair city has to offer. One needs to take advantage of living abroad to explore all the hidden corners of the country. You never know what adventure awaits.
After months of limited mobility during the pandemic, the opportunity to get out of the city and explore is just too tempting to pass up. Here are a few ideas to make your summer vacation plans a little less stressful and a lot more fun for the entire family.
In this issue of beijingkids we tackle the difficulties of traveling with a toddler as Julie Wolf shares her tips on how to plan a trip with kids as well as easy ways to keep them entertained.