Lodging & Dining

When I first started traveling in China more than a decade ago, I made the classic rookie mistake of booking a flashy international hotel in every city — and blew…

When most people dream about traveling in China, the Great Wall and Shanghai skyline come to mind first — but Chengdu quietly became my favorite base for a relaxed trip….

Planning your first trip and wondering where to stay in Beijing? After a dozen visits and far too many hotel lobbies, I can tell you that picking the right neighborhood…

When I first started traveling in China, the single biggest daily puzzle wasn’t finding the sights — it was figuring out how to order food in China without speaking a…

If you are planning a trip to China, let me say this up front: the street food in China is the single best thing you can eat on your entire…

My first dim sum memory is a noisy Sunday morning in Guangzhou, squished onto a plastic chair while a cart lady rattled past shouting the names of steaming baskets. I…

Deciding where to stay in Shanghai is the single most important choice you’ll make before landing — and most first-timers get it backwards. I’m Karl, and after more than a…

If you’re wondering where to eat Beijing duck on your trip, you’re asking the right question — because in a city with thousands of duck restaurants, the difference between a…

The first bowl of noodles I ate in China rewired everything I thought I knew about food. It was a cold March evening in 2019, and I was shivering outside…