Shopping for scraves in Beijing

Cathryn knows how to find the small shops and get around quickly. Beijing tour guides usually don’t take their groups into the nooks and crannies of the city, so even finding some of the shops Cathryn goes to would be a problem.

1. Cathryn takes you to visit the shops you want in the most efficient way possible. She knows the addresses of hundreds of excellent shops in Beijing.

A Beijing tour guide may not even know these shops exist, much less how to get there or what they sell.

2. All show owners will receive you warmly and treat you like an old friend. You will not encounter any aggressive bargaining tactics, and Cathryn is there to ensure you have a great time. Cathryn has personally been to these shops and established good relationships with the owners, but she is not paid by them

The guide of most Beijing China tours does not necessarily know the owner of any shop, or if they do their relationship may be questionable.

3. Cathryn understands Beijing’s traffic very well, and knows how to take advantage of it to easily move around the city.

Tour guides, like tourists, travel on a bus from point to point most of the time. When it comes to visiting local shops, they might be at a loss as to how to find the shortest route to less-traveled places. So skip the standard Beijing China tour, and come with Cathryn!