It's a dirty job...

Whether a short 1-city excursion or several weeks of bouncing around the country, when traveling with kids it's not practical to pack a different outfit for each day. We've just posted a new article to walk you through the options you'll have in taking care of your clothes - hotel services, hand-washing, and off-site services. There's also a handy checklist to get the best results from washing items by hand in Chinese hotel rooms.

New Article - "Laundry"
Related Articles - "Packing Checklist", "Coming Home", and "Dealing with Heat & Humidity"

Squat Toilets Scare Us?

Perhaps one of the reasons why Western families don't often consider taking a trip to Asia is the fear of the squat toilet. Is it that you might fall on a dirty floor with your pants down? Is it the lack of privacy? Is it confusion about which way to face? Is it worrying about piddling on your legs?

Well, those are actually very good reasons.

However, nearly any place a traveling family is likely to visit or stay in China will have "Western" toilets available. Of course, like any trip to a Western country or state, that's no guarantee of a happy experience.

We have a new article posted to help calm your fears about toilets, explain the "sitty vs. squatty" debate, show you how to use a squat toilet, just in case, and give you the words to say and characters to look for.