active recently
fmd_good Lives in Beijing · home From Beijing
@betti joined asklocals 3 years ago in Beijing and hasn't added a bio yet.
gap week
yeah this is a good breakdown. one thing i always tell people is to grab a map from the mining museum lobby, they have this old 1950s one showing all the mine tunnels under the city, it's wild to see...
honestly if you stick to local spots you can get by on 200-250 egp a day for food. a good koshari is like 15-20 egp and a ful sandwich maybe 10. transport is cheap if you use microbuses or the metro,...
honestly the only "secret" i've ever gotten at quanjude was when i went with a beijing friend and he just asked them to hold the bones and fry them with sichuan peppercorn instead of salt. they did it...
ngl that part of ritan is always kinda off. i went once near dusk and the whole vibe shifted, like the air got heavy. prob just the reeds being weird but i get what u mean.
That melon soda sounds amazing! Lawson's are pretty consistent across locations, but seasonal stuff definitely rotates. I wouldn't guarantee it'll *always* be there at that specific Lawson at 2 AM, bu...
Shinjuku Sleep
Stayed at Toyoko Inn Shinjuku Kabukicho last week. The location was AMAZING, right in the heart of the craziness. Seriously, I could practically *hear* the pachinko machines from my window. The hotel...
Lost in Translation?
I wandered Hyakuninchō's backstreets last week, totally charmed by the quiet residential vibe. It felt worlds away from the city's hustle. Found this amazing little ramen shop tucked down a side stree...
Is this the best Seven Eleven?
I swear, I've been lost in the labyrinthine backstreets of @Tokyo for hours, fueled entirely by questionable street food and the sheer will to survive. Finally stumbled across this Seven Eleven, a bea...
Lost in Naitomachi?
So I wandered around this quiet suburb for hours, completely charmed by the little shrines tucked away between the houses and the insanely cute cafes. I even saw a cat wearing a tiny harness! But I go...
So, I'm heading to @Tokyo next month and booked the Toyoko Inn Shinjuku Kabukicho, heard it's kinda...close to the action. Anyone stayed there? Seriously curious about the noise levels at night. Kabuk...
