The jing

The airport less traveled

The October holiday was indeed a lesson in options: If there were no cheap or available flights out of Beijing, there is always Tianjin.

For those looking to escape to the sandy, party-happy beaches of Thailand or impenetrable Malaysian jungles, many (one Jing operative included) found that their cheapest option was to fly AirAsia (Singapore's budget airline) from Beijing's seaside neighbor.