While planning a winter-break trip from China back to the U.S., I wanted to stop somewhere for a couple of days and do some sightseeing. Since I didn’t want to deal with getting a...

Here is a summary of each country’s entry restrictions for the novel coronavirus: Recent notices on national border-control measures (as of 2020.02.01) — National Immigration Admin...

The scope has expanded: DL, UA, and AA have canceled all U.S.-China flights....

I recently renewed my Chinese passport at the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles because my old passport was about to expire. Below is my experience and the overall process. Be sure...

According to @中国政府网, at its annual consular-work media briefing on the 17th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that to improve consular services overall, overseas embassies and...

[caption id="attachment_39610" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Image from the internet[/caption] A doctoral student from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, identified as...

Recently, Alipay officially launched its own global luxury hotel perks program, Alipay Member Hotels & Resorts Program (AMHR) , which is one of Alipay's benefits programs. From the...

About a month ago, my foot was unfortunately injured. To make things useful for others, to understand what travel is like for people with disabilities, and to get value from the ti...

A firsthand look at driving across the U.S.-Canada border between Seattle and Vancouver....

You can directly grab elite status with several rental car companies, starting with the complimentary top-tier National's Emerald Club status, then status match to Hertz, Avis, and...

This trip will cost 50,000 Hyatt points, 92,000 Delta miles, a $250 airline credit, and about $700 in cash, and I expect to earn another 15,000 Hyatt points back. Since Thanksgivin...