Beijing Travel Guide 2026: The Great Wall & a Cashless City
Every guide said skip the cash — a trip that confirmed it, WeChat Pay and Alipay included, alongside the Great Wall.
Every guide said skip the cash — a trip that confirmed it, WeChat Pay and Alipay included, alongside the Great Wall.
Booked for a cheap fare and treated like a layover with a hotel attached — the Petronas Towers, Batu Caves, and rooftop pools changed that plan.
Wrong shoes and no itinerary panic — three friends, the first week of September, and blisters Paris made easy to forget.
A June arrival with manageable heat and unplanned monsoon showers rolling in most afternoons — Wat Pho and the floating markets.
Stepping off the slow boat as the light turned gold over the Mekong, stiff-legged after two days of overland travel — monks at dawn and river time.
A January 2023 arrival that felt like Madrid’s grandeur crossed with Naples’ grit — jacaranda avenues and a flight north for tango and beyond.