Dave’s Wagon

For those of you who have been in China long enough to acquire some useful local knowledge, might I suggest you head over to Wikitravel and contribute your gems of wisdom.
Wikitravel is a wiki-based (i.e. user-contributed) travel guide website, and while there is already some great information on China and its major cities on the […]

Behold! The Forbidden Blog Entry!

Forbidden entryway!

Forbidden banners!

Forbidden basketball court!

Forbidden photography!

Forbidden ornate roof carvings protected by what appears to be a system of lightning conductors!

Forbidden smoking!

Forbidden (Starbucks) store! (Their words, not mine!)

Forbidden renovation!

Forbidden panorama!

Forbidden reentry!

Okay, I’m finished.

It’s a bad sign when it takes you longer to blog about a trip than the trip itself took, but I will finish this Beijing recap.
Pictured above: Tiananmen Square, known for its grand scale and iconic right-of-way violations.
Next post: the surprisingly-accessible Forbidden City.
Stay tuned, Wagonians!

That’s right, what trip to China would be complete without a hike up the Great Wall? Official Beijing Tourism Commission answer: none.
In all honesty, the Wall is a must-visit, if only to say that you’ve been there and to walk away with an “I Climbed the Great Wall” or “I took a dump in an […]

I interrupt my very-drawn-out Beijing recap to make this appeal for advice.
My group will have a week-long break in November for optional travel within the China/Southeast Asia region. Thus far, half of my traveling companions are leaning towards visiting Hong Kong while the other half are leaning towards Tibet. For those who have experience in […]