China Survival Guide
Teahouse and art gallery scams 101
Beijing could be a capital of all sorts of scams: scenic cab rides from the airport, fake ATMs and fake money, fake companies and online businesses and even fake eggs and baozi. But today I’d like to write about the so-called teahouse/ art gallery / tour guide scams.
The reason I’ve decided to write about it […]
China Survival Guide
Bargain This! or Top 10 Bargaining Tricks
The first time you come to China it may seem like a shoppers paradise: Everything seems 20-35% cheaper than back home. For most of the short term tourists or visitors that’s more than enough. But the matter of fact is that everything that’s made and sold in China is about 80% cheaper. Personally I’ve met […]
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China Survival Guide
Stay away from Guangzhou!
It might be the third biggest city in China, but Guangzhou is nothing like Beijing or Shanghai. It’s a place where anarchy and chaos still rules and people’s ignorance has no boundaries. In short the place is a f**king hell-hole that can take your life.
Ever since I came to China, I’ve tried to portray a […]
