How far would you go to get good Chinese food? How about heading all the way to China itself? For about the price it takes to fill the car with petrol, KLM will fly you from [1] London to Beijing.

You might have heard that Beijing is going to host the Olympics in 2008. Don’t wait to go there then. It will be crowded and you’ll have to deal with all those water polo players trying to hit on you at the hotel pub. Instead, you should go now while the crowds are more manageable and the synchronized swimmers are busy practicing in their hometown swimming pools.