Tag: Beijing

Beijing is layered with history, scale, and modern pressure. These posts explore neighborhoods, daily life, food, public spaces, and cultural contrasts. They examine how tradition and contemporary life coexist. They also reveal what it feels like to navigate a city shaped by memory and momentum.

DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES

First Impressions of Beijing: What It’s Really Like Exploring a City This Big

Posted on May 11, 2026June 7, 2026

First impressions about Beijing… it’s BIG!! Really big. More than 250 million people live in the city and its surrounding suburbs. Imagine that. There are only 50 and 322 million people living gin the entire countries of Korea and the United States respectively.

DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES

Four Days in Beijing, China: More Than Just the Great Wall

Posted on January 7, 2026June 7, 2026

I was a freaking kid climbing those darn stairs– an old one– but a kid nonetheless!! It was something I’d dreampt about my whole life and I’m paying for it now. I can hardly move but it was worth it a thousamd times over for the views, the bragging rights and the exercise!! Look the Mongolian horde… oh no its just the bloody Brits.

CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES

Stacey, selfie, Great Wall of China, Beijing, China

The Great Wall of China: Climbing the Dream I’ve Had Since Childhood

Posted on October 30, 2025January 11, 2026

Visiting the Great Wall of China was a lifelong dream realized. At Badaling, I felt the history under my hands and the rhythm of time in every step. Though our guided tour limited exploration, the climb reminded me why travel still feels magical—a connection to stories, endurance, and dreams older than memory.