Monthly Archives: January 2012

Consider It Ontime — With Minimal Swiss Tolerance

Posted on 9 January 2012 by David Feng

For the average Swiss in Swiss Federal Railways (pardon the pun), “ontime” is anything between early and upwards of a five-minute delay. On the Zürich-Bern accelerated route, though, “ontime” only has an allowance of three minutes. With this Swiss, however, … Continue reading →

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Are They Banning Photography on the Beijing Subway?

Posted on 6 January 2012 by David Feng

Yours truly has recently heard of a few disturbing cases where some riders (especially young riders) have been harassed for taking pictures at some Beijing Subway stations. No law in China forbids photography inside trains or at stations, but it … Continue reading →

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Travel Tip: The Only Two Places in China to Get a Ticket Change

Posted on 5 January 2012 by David Feng

Yours truly recently decided to do a little flip-flop on his train travel schedule — by moving a trip ahead of time by one day. As his train was about going to leave from Beijing South, changing the ticket for … Continue reading →

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Dear Passengers: Now with Interchange Options to ExploreMetro

Posted on 4 January 2012 by David Feng

It’s like the perfect combo platform for dedicated rail and metro travellers: we are pleased to announce a brand new collaboration with Matt Mayer at ExploreMetro, which is probably best known for providing Shanghai with its first “real” English-language metro … Continue reading →

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