Intermediate Chinese Comprehensible input sources to prepare for real conversations / travel

I have been studying Chinese for a while using LingQ / CI. In the not-too-distant future, I will be traveling to China. While I feel I do have basic skills, I have primarily been focusing on topics that interest me and less on “practical” aspects. For my upcoming journey, I want to improve my everyday vocabulary, things that may be important when traveling, and my ability to follow natural conversations.

It would be ideal if it were natural, unscripted content, as I am ok at following the scripted stuff but find it more difficult to understand natural conversations.

Does anyone have some recommendations for intermediate-level comprehensible input sources, especially ones that are helpful in these goals?

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Try these for a start. They were pretty on-point and extremely helpful for my recent visit to China. There are bits about customs, the airport, restaurants, hotel, taxi, subway, etc.

Mandarin Corner on youtube

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