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China Trip 2025: Essential Travel Prep Guide

Things I wish I knew before visiting CHINA 🇨🇳 What you need to know 2025 | China Travel Preparations

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Things I wish I knew before visiting CHINA 🇨🇳 What you need to know 2025 | China Travel Preparations
Our Travel Journal9 min

Things I wish I knew before visiting CHINA. This was filmed by Our Travel Journal. Watch the full journey and explore the filming details and destinations on this page.

Things I wish I knew before visiting CHINA 🇨🇳 What you need to know 2025 | China Travel Preparations.Here are the things you need to know BEGORE visiting China. We are about to fly to China for the first time in 2025 and we will visit cities and areas that we have never been to before. Are you thinking of visiting China, one of the countries that is constantly on the news, too? Don't do it before watching this video!

--- Our Travel Journal
April 13, 2025, Spring in China

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Our Travel Journal looks back at a previous Shanghai visit while preparing for a return trip to China in 2025. The couple discusses visa-free entry as it applied to many nationalities at the time, plus internet access, VPNs, Alipay and WeChat Pay. They also recommend an offline translator and alternatives to Google Maps, and mention Trip.com and Get Your Guide for travel arrangements. Alongside the practical notes, they describe the friendly people they met in Shanghai and the challenge of fitting travel planning around work and family responsibilities.

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Things I wish I knew before visiting CHINA 🇨🇳 What you need to know 2025 | China Travel Preparations

Preparing for a return to China

Our Travel Journal shares lessons from an earlier trip to Shanghai while preparing for a return visit in 2025. The couple wants to address common questions about travel preparation, including entry requirements. They discuss visa-free entry for many nationalities, noting that Germans and some others could visit for up to 30 days as described in their planning video. Because entry rules can change, the details are tied to that 2025 preparation and should be checked against current requirements before a later trip.

Internet, payments and navigation

The couple discusses using a VPN to access familiar apps and recommends linking a foreign card to Alipay for purchases. They also mention WeChat Pay and carrying cash as a backup. Their earlier Shanghai visit taught them that Google Maps did not work reliably for them, so they suggest Apple Maps or offline map apps such as maps.me. An offline translator can help when internet access is limited. For bookings, they mention Trip.com and Get Your Guide.

Beyond the logistics, Our Travel Journal recalls a positive experience in Shanghai and emphasizes the warmth of the people they met. The video is also shaped by the work of preparing for another trip while balancing family and job responsibilities. That practical context makes the advice personal: it comes from the couple’s own planning and previous visit rather than from a general guide to every destination. Their list of topics moves from visa preparation to connectivity, payments, language, maps and booking options, with Shanghai as the personal reference point for returning to China. The couple also works through trip preparation alongside family and job commitments, a balancing act they describe as part of planning another visit. Their earlier Shanghai experience remains the reference point for the tips they share about getting online, paying, navigating and communicating.

FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)

Q: What trip were Our Travel Journal preparing for?
A: They were preparing for a return trip to China in 2025 and drew on what they learned during a previous visit to Shanghai.
Q: What payment options do they discuss?
A: They discuss Alipay and WeChat Pay, including linking a foreign card to Alipay, and suggest keeping some cash as a backup.
Q: Which map and translation apps do they mention?
A: They found Google Maps unreliable and mention Apple Maps or maps.me as alternatives. They also recommend downloading an offline translator before travel.

China Trip 2025: Essential Travel Prep Guide

Things I wish I knew before visiting CHINA 🇨🇳 What you need to know 2025 | China Travel Preparations Here are the things you need to know BEGORE visiting China. We are about to fly to China for the first time in 2025 and we will visit cities and areas that we have never been to before. Are you...

China Travel Guide 2025: Visa-Free Entry, Alipay, & Shanghai Exploration

Planning a trip to China in 2025? This family of five shares their essential pre-trip knowledge, gleaned from their own first-time experience. They highlight the importance of preparation before embarking on this exciting adventure to a country often in the global spotlight. Get ready for an insightful look at what to expect, making your China journey smoother and more enjoyable.

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