Most people are surprised when I tell them that I recommend spending at least four days in Beijing to be able to fully enjoy it. But four days it's just the perfect amount of time to be able to see the most emblematic places and get a taste of the city's atmosphere without having to rush to see everything. It's true that my opinion may be a little biased since I lived there for half a year and I still feel like I didn't have enough time... But really, if you can afford it,

Getting around China's big cities can seem complicated at first. Everything is vast, distances are deceiving, and many of the transportation and mobility apps we usually use don't work or are completely useless. The reality, however, is that their system is perfectly organized and is surprisingly easy, efficient and cheap. In fact, I would gladly trade it for the one in any European city. Everything is centralized in an app, Alipay , which you can use to take public transpo

Beijing is a big city (or rather, a GIANT), with almost 22 million inhabitants. This can be overwhelming for anyone who lands there for the first time, especially those of us who are used to compact and walkable European cities. The distances are much greater than we imagine and, moreover, being the political center of China, there is a control that, for someone who is used to living in Europe, may seem excessive. But, at the same time, there are moments when it seems like a