An Expat in China

What to do when you find yourself with severe toothache? Go find a dentist, of course. Not as difficult as you might think here in Beijing... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #dentist #stomatology #stomatologie #hospital #muesli #pain #chinajapan

Lonely Planet warns that the mere mention of Badaling sends a shudder down the spine of hardcore Great Wall walkers. But as a starting off point to understand the wall's significance, it is easy (and cheap) to get to ... once you have grappled with the intricacies of the journey... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #greatwall #greatwallofchina #badaling

Transport in Beijing is incredible. It's cheap, runs to time and covers the entire city. It is so successful that it is always crowded... But don't let that stop you using it! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #metro #subway #beijingtravel #buses #taxi #train

My window on the world is the plethora of TV stations that are broadcast in and around Beijing. No matter if you don't speak Chinese, there is (almost) something for everyone.... You can even learn how nuclear warheads work! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #tv #chinatv #cctv中文国际 #cctv #pekingopera

My new employer takes a group of its expat workers to the port city of Tianjin, taking the brand new express railway from Beijing. We are met by a team from Tianjin Municipality who show us around all the main sites of the city... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #tianjin #polo #rail #railway #station #train #highspeedtrain

Arriving in China to start work, getting a medical, meeting my new team mates and encountering my first scam in Beijing... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #scam

You'd think that getting a visa to work in China shouldn't be that difficult... until you encounter some examples of the ridiculous red tape you have to wade through... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #visa #chinesevisa

There are plenty of professions where ageism rules the day. So spare a thought for Beijing's tarts whose charge is based on how old they are... #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #tarts #ageism #tartcards #beijing #china

China Southern - or CZ - might not be everyone's first choice when flying to China. But having been warned in no uncertain terms just how terrible my flight would be the reality turned out to be somewhat different! #expat #expatlife #expatriates #expatinchina #beijing #china #cz #chinasouthern #chinasouthernairlines #airlines

What’s life really like as an Expatriate? Visiting a place on holiday is so very different from living there and experiencing the culture and the people on a daily basis. And having been asked yet again quite recently about my time in China, I decided to draw on blogs and articles and my guide book* to put together a series of podcasts all about my stay in China. *An Englishman in Beijing by Brian...