Have you ever wanted to know what Beijing is really like? The modern and the traditional seamlessly juxtaposed.
Being Beijing, Travelogue’s new 6 part series that takes you right into the heart of China’s unique capital. Full story >>
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Tips from Travelogue
- The flag raising ceremony at Tiananmen occurs daily at sunrise.
- Entrance ticket into the Forbidden City: RMB60
- Get to Shichahai by taking the subway to Gulou, then walk south for 10 minutes.
- Prince Gong´s Mansion Entrance: RMB20 and RMB60 including performance
- Zhongguancun is China´s answer to the Silicon Valley.
- The Summer Palace is one of the top tourist attractions in Beijing
The greatest perk of being a travel presenter is that ultimately you get to visit new and interesting places, which might not have been in your itinerary without the job. Now I live in Beijing, and when it was announced that our next series would be on this wonderful city, I was both elated and apprehensive.
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Arriving in a new city is always exciting. Just the thought of what you’re going to see, the experiences you’ll gain and the people you may meet is an adrenalin rush in itself. It’s the serendipity of a first visit that makes it so sweet. And that’s exactly what I felt when I first arrived at Beijing’s T2 airport a year ago.
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