One of the most important status perks United Airlines gives their loyal 1K passengers is the ability to use United Airlines Lounges, and also Star Alliance Partner Lounges when traveling internationally. We headed back to Beijing’s Capital Airport at 5:30 a.m. for an Air China flight to Xining in Qinghai Province, departing a 8:20 a.m. [...]
“Travel Tips & Advice on Beijing”
Air China’s First Class Lounge, Capital Airport, Beijing
April 1st, 2010 
Sheila Simkin 
Posted in Beijing, China 
Tags: adventure, Air China, Beijing, Capital Airport, china, culture, destination, event, First Class Lounge, hike, hiking, hotels, Kham, log, sightseeing, tibetan, transportation, travel, xining 
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Travel Advice: Beijing, China Sights Are Endless
December 5th, 2009 Sheila Simkin If you are a first-timer in Beijing, your time will probably be limited and tours included. The tours are excellent and will visit the main attractions and highlights. The Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square, The Great Wall, Drum Tower, Wafujing Street, eat a duck dinner, Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao Zedong where Mao rests in his [...]
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Sights in Beijing, China: The Imperial Garden of Jingshan Park (Coal Hill)
December 4th, 2009 Sheila Simkin Another very early morning (around 8:20 a.m.) to explore the Beijing area north of the Days Inn Forbidden City (so named because it is only a few blocks walk from the Forbidden City. Smart tourists begin walking early in the morning during Beijing’s very hot and humid summers or you may literally pass out from [...]
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Sights in Beijing, China: Imperial Palaces and Gardens in Xicheng District
December 3rd, 2009 Sheila Simkin Beihai Park was built 1,000 years ago and is one of the oldest and best preserved imperial gardens in China. It is laid out in the “one lake and three hills” style and includes places of historical interest: Qiong Islet, Taiye Lake, the Heavenly King Hall, White Dagoba of Tibetan style and the Nine-Dragon Screen [...]
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Sights in Beijing, China: Exclusive and New Shopping Malls
December 2nd, 2009 Sheila Simkin The majority of the stores in the Wangfujing area cater to the high-end market. Wangfujing is always crowded with sightseers making their way down the pedestrian only street, window shopping, eating, listening to music and venues. There are several new malls that have recently opened in this area. Jinbao Place has international brands like Gucci, [...]
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Sights in Beijing, China: Yashow Clothing and Hong Quio Pearl Markets
December 1st, 2009 Sheila Simkin Even though we were in Beijing on a weekend when the fabulous Panjiayuan Market – known as the Dirt Market – operates, I showed great restraint and didn’t go, still in mourning over the table I had to leave behind on the last trip because it was too heavy to carry through China. If this [...]
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Sights in Beijing, China – Bizarre Food Street (Donghuamen Night Market)
November 30th, 2009 Sheila Simkin Food Street (Donghuamen Night Market)…View image… first made an appearance in Beijing around 1984 and has been attracting locals and tourists who come to gawk at the very unusual snacks since then. Vendors and servers begin setting up their carts around 5:00 p.m. every night dressed in identical uniforms of white shirts and red aprons. [...]
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Sights in Beijing, China – Walk From Nanlouguxiang Old Hutong to Houhai Lake
November 29th, 2009 Sheila Simkin There are hotels and a youth hostel called the “Peking Downtown Backpackers Accommodation” (Dongtang Inn) with excellent rates…View image, and double-bedded rooms available along with dorms. You can also rent bicycles at the hostel and bicycles still appeared to be the main form of transportation in the hutong unlike the rest of Beijing. Or, hire [...]
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Sights in Beijing, China – Nanlouguxiang Old Hutong Areas
November 28th, 2009 Sheila Simkin Use these links for read all the details about the Days Inn Forbidden City and watch the video. ex-Marine (husband, Steve) and I began walking about 8:40 a.m. from the Days Inn towards Nanlouguxiang, one of the best preserved Hutong areas in Downtown Beijing. a “hutong” is a neighborhood of narrow streets or alleys occupied [...]
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Nonstop Flights From Chicago to Beiing, China: How Easy is That!
November 27th, 2009 Sheila Simkin It is such a pleasure to get on an airplane and arrive at your destination without any problem, let alone one hour early even though it was raining cats and dogs in Beijing. United Airlines’ flying time was a little over 12 hours in brilliant sunshine two-thirds of the way and cloudless over the snow, [...]
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