I got an invite to Beijing by my uncle, who is in the process of moving there and teaching at Peking (I believe) U.

He's a pretty accomplished guy, and I take heed of his advice, so when he says there are opportunities there, I don't take it lightly. Dude's even implying I should think about moving there.

I had been planning on taking a sabbatical, figuring out my future, and going to Berlin/Oslo/somewhere fjord-y this summer, but this invite has me reconsidering. While I think I definitely want to visit Berlin before I turn 30 (jesus christ that feels weird to say), I have always wanted to go to Thailand and Myanmar, and this would provide me with such an opportunity.

However, Beijing and really China as a whole has never been up high on my itinerary, and I've been getting feedback that it's not the really the most fun place to visit.

Anyone have any experience in Beijing? Or maybe insistence that I do visit Berlin sooner rather than later? I will of course, be doing my own research independently, but I'd love to hear back from someone I can talk with about it.

I'm definitely following insomniasexx's travels, and I like what I see so far, and from what I've heard from others about SE Asia in general, but Beijing though?