Practical guides for travelling, eating and speaking in China — the stuff that's hard to Google well: payments, apps, menus, and the Mandarin that actually gets used. Researched, tested, and dated so you know it's current.
Your credit card won't work at the restaurant. Here's the 10-minute setup to do before you fly — linking your Visa/Mastercard, the real fees and limits, and the fixes when something fails.
Uber doesn't work in China. Didi does — with your home number and a foreign card, no Chinese SIM needed. The setup to do before you fly, the eSIM trap that catches people, and what to do when your card gets declined.
eSIMs & staying connected · ordering food apps for foreigners · booking high-speed rail · what actually needs a VPN. One new guide at a time — quality over volume.