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Hi,

Is it wiser to get this:

https://www.amazon.it/China-Unicomm-Taiwan-Prepaid-Ridotto/dp/B07DB8CZ9N

Or the SIM card at Beijing airport?

The one at Beijing seems much better value, but can I access Google/Facebook etc. with that?

Thanks a lot! Bit confused...

Just left China a week ago. I brought this: GlocalMe

It worked well enough despite the firewall. Google is absolutely out of the question, though. Using my own data allowed me to go to facebook and use Google maps. But connecting to this device meant going through the firewall.

EDIT: It looks like it's currently unavailable. There's a newer version and that's probably why. I'll see if I can provide a new link.

EDIT AGAIN: Yepp, here's the newer version: GlocalMe2. Shame. The original was $60USD and came with 60 euros of credit. I can't vouch for this one, but I can vouch for the original's reliability and speeds. Maybe others have used this new version?

I would suggest Decathlon, which has several stores around Beijing. You are most likely to find one there.

Alternatively, I got mine off of Amazon.cn

https://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B00VGWORSW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For adventure cycling, this is get the Trailblazer guide.

https://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Cycle-Touring-Handbook-Worldwide-Trailblazer/dp/190586468X

> my initial idea was doing Xi'an to Shanghai, but I'm having a lot of trouble finding any documented cases of people doing that particular route, which makes me a bit nervous.

That's because it is a terrible idea. The route is 90% flat with very little scenery. You will be dealing with heavy traffic especially truckers too cheap to use the expressway. The region around Zhengzhou is heavily polluted. All in all it would not be a pleasant experience.

>Any ideas?

http://qixing.8264.com/

Open in chrome, right click, select Translate to English.

Most Chinese adventure cycling routes point towards Lhasa. There is the Yunnan Tibet road G214 and the Sichuan Tibet road G318, G317. As a foreigner you can not enter TAR without an expansive permit. So you can do about half of the route. Besides that, Xinjiang is also popular G312, G314.

Most Chinese cyclists will choose a National Road 国道. Since in remote locations, this will be the highest grade road outside of an Expressway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Highways

There will be a lot of elevation changes along the way, so you will need to be reasonably fit.

As a rule of thumb, if you have never done long distance cycling, it would be better to start in your home country.

Do you mean a book like this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/1786575205/ --- also do you mean that I don't need a translator because people would sorta understand english in those two cities? I visited Tokyo last year and I could do basic communication with English there... once I took a 4 hour train ride outside the city I was in trouble in Japan.

Really? Thats what you went with?

In any case Mrs. Edwina Graves, here you go:

http://www.amazon.com/VCT-VP-Universal-Australia-ArgentinaTravel/dp/B00374I2T2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407006698&sr=8-1&keywords=chinese+power+adaptor

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/electricity.htm