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Of all the countries we’ve visited as a family, the hardest, by far, was China. As a family that believes there are things to be learned from everything in life, we try to turn even the most frustrating experiences into teachable moments. Here are the lessons we took away from this one.
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Urban Insider Annie Fitzsimmons previews how her favorite hotels will be ringing in the new year.
How to Make Friends and Not Alienate People…in China
Posted by Guest Blogger on October 9, 2012 
China is the world’s most populated country. Find out how to avoid offending the 1.3 billion people who live there (and even make friends) by following cross-cultural guru Dean Foster‘s advice on how to navigate this vast and fascinating nation.
The Radar: San Blas Bliss, Surviving Souks, Best of China
Posted by Lauren Weaver on October 5, 2012 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups.
The Radar: Legend of Mljet, China’s Big Buddha, Extended-Stay Central America
Posted by Daniel Riesenbach on August 22, 2012 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Photograph by Grant Bishop, Flickr.
Where Is Shangri-La?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on August 21, 2012 
Since James Hilton imagined Shangri-La in his bestselling 1933 novel Lost Horizon, a host of Himalayan areas have laid claim to this earthly Eden. But only one place—Zhongdian in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province—has officially gone by the name Shangri-La County since 2001.
Photos: Where You Went
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 20, 2012 
Our jet-setting friends on Facebook continue to amaze us with their weekend travel plans. Here’s a taste of the places you and your fellow gallivanters have visited lately.
The Radar: St. Patrick’s Day Beer Guide, Best Airports for Freebies, Improve Your Mandarin Through Song
Posted by Elaura Rifkin on March 16, 2012 
The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back for our round ups.
Photos: Where You Went
Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 13, 2012 
Happy Valentine’s Day, travelers! Our readers boast impressive travel résumés. That’s why we ask you the same question on Facebook every Friday: Where are you traveling this weekend? See photos of where you — or readers like you — went, and get inspired to plan your next trip. Want to share your photos with the National Geographic…
China plans to build more than 50 new airports in the next five years, and its population — with nearly 500 million Internet users and counting — is becoming more “global” each day. But to grasp what China meant and means today, you have to get out of the big cities and go rural. Nine…
By Annie Fitzsimmons “Welcome to the Wild West of China,” my guide said as we touched down in Lijiang after a 4-hour flight from Shanghai. Though I didn’t yet spot any cowboy boots, I was indeed far west in the Yunnan province, at the foothills of the Himalaya; bordered by Laos, Vietnam, and Burma. For…
I Heart My City: Colleen’s Beijing
Posted by I Heart My City on December 28, 2011 
In our January-February issue, now on newsstands, writer Colleen Kinder shows travelers how to tap into expat communities to give their trip an insider edge. To research the article, Colleen consulted several expat cultural houses and foreigners’ clubs in Beijing, China– her new home. She picked up so many great tips that, for today’s I…
#FriFotos: Sunset, Shanghai Skyline
Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 2, 2011 
For this week’s #FriFotos* theme, skylines, we chose a photo of the sun setting behind the office towers in downtown Shanghai, China. The photo was submitted to our My Shot community by Staffan Holgersson and selected by our editors for a Your China Photos gallery. Do you want to see one of your photographs featured on…
Family: Speaking in Tongues
Posted by Intelligent Travel on September 15, 2011 
Immersion programs merge language with culture. By Lisa Armstrong From the September issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. While simply traveling abroad makes you a more enlightened global citizen, you can deepen the experience through language immersion programs that offer cultural excursions. These four provide a range of activities and stays with local host families. Note:…
Top 8 Dragon Boat Festivals in North America
Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 10, 2011 By Christine Wei This past Monday, Chinese communities from all over Asia gathered to cheer on their favorite teams at colorful dragon boat races in celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival. The holiday was born, as legend goes, when wrongly exiled court official and scholar Qu Yuan drowned himself to protest corruption and maintain his…
The Radar: Where to Play with the Locals, Saving for a Trip, Find a Travel Companion
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on May 24, 2011 
The next time you travel, engage the locals in their national pastime. Pick up beach soccer in Brazil, shuffle mahjong tiles in China, or soak in the Széchenyi Baths, the place to play chess in Budapest. [Lonely Planet] Don’t want to travel alone? Globetrooper helps connect like-minded travelers to create, plan, and go on adventures…
Mega-Museum Opens in China
Posted by Meg Weaver on April 5, 2011 The National Museum of China opened on March 17th in Beijing after a $380 million “facelift.” The nearly two-million-square-foot mega-museum containing over a million objects in 48 exhibition halls is purported to be the largest in the world. The revamped museum, located on Tiananmen Square, combines the former Museum of Chinese History and the Museum…
Mummies Provoke Controversy at UPenn Museum
Posted by Meg Weaver on March 7, 2011 In our January-February edition of Traveler 20– a round-up of travel-worthy happenings taking place around the globe– we profiled the upcoming mummy exhibit “The Secrets of the Silk Road,” set to run from February 5th through June 5th at the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology. Yesterday, the Washington Post reported a sad…
Places Rated: Hainan’s Overdeveloped Coast
Posted by jking on December 21, 2010 The November/December issue of Traveler features our annual “Places Rated” survey of destination stewardship, and this year 340 expert panelists rated 99 coastal destinations around the world. Here on the blog, we’re going to highlight some of these coastal destinations and are interested in adding your feedback to the mix. What do you think? China:…
My Perfect Day: In Beijing
Posted by Janelle Nanos on December 1, 2010 During my recent trip to China, I had the chance to catch up with Iain Shaw, a well-connected Scotsman who’s been living in the country for six years and acts as the deputy editor at The Beijinger, and runs the travel and nightlife sections at the excellent and informative local city guide. I asked him to share his perfect…
Slide Down the Great Wall
Posted by Janelle Nanos on November 12, 2010 The Great Wall of China is mythic. When people talk about it they almost always–erroneously–note that you can see it from space (NASA’s take on the subject: You can’t see it with the naked eye, but you can detect it in certain radar images if you really know where to look). Or they say how…
Visiting With National Geographic Traveler China
Posted by Janelle Nanos on November 9, 2010 I’m just back from a trip to Guilin and Beijing, China, which I’ll be blogging about over the next few weeks. But one of the highlights and things I was most looking forward to was visiting with the staff of National Geographic Traveler China. The monthly magazine, published by the Trends publishing group, is doing…
Hong Kong’s Cultural Kaleidoscope
Posted by Intelligent Travel on September 30, 2010 Mystified by Hong Kong? The city offers a series of cultural programs to help Westerners explore Chinese culture. Meaghan Mulholland has the details. Hong Kong‘s reputation for glamour is well-established – from the Peninsula Hotel’s fleet of Rolls Royces, to the So-Ho clubs packed with models and bankers, to the dramatic neon pinnacles of its…
Strange Planet: Hong Kong’s Modern Toilet Restaurant
Posted by Intelligent Travel on July 29, 2010 When Meaghan Mulholland heard about a Hong Kong restaurant offering a unique style of service, she knew she had to try it, even if it did turn her stomach. Until a few days ago, if you’d asked me to pick the restaurant industry’s worst contribution to society, I might have chosen KFC’s “Double Down” sandwich,…
World’s Best Zip Lines
Posted by dbortz on June 24, 2010 Traveler intern Daniel Bortz straps in to find zip line adventures for all riders, all occasions, across the globe. A pair of feet dangles over a terrain of active volcanoes, spurts of lava seeping out and flowing down the sides. Another pair sails through a thick forest, abundant foliage on both sides, breaking to an…
