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| baby gifts | 11/6/2009 | Min-Fu Chien |
Q: I would like to give a traditional chinese gift to friends on the bith of their baby (due very ...
A: Usually we give gifts to babys after they turn 1 month old. But it's still nice that you like ...
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| enquiry for delhi-tibet tour | 10/20/2009 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: i am geetesh from delhi. i am planning to go to tibet from delhi but confused about visa for ...
A: If you're planning to go to Tibet, you need a Chinese visa. You can enquire at the Chinese Embassy ...
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| Attending a Chinese Wedding for my husband's employee | 10/12/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I will be attending a Chinese Wedding next month for one of my husbands employees that live there. ...
A: Hi and thanks for the question! I have attended 3 Chinese weddings since living in China and have a ...
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| taipei airport | 10/7/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I am flying with my son from Osaka Int'l airport to Vancouver Canada on China Airlines. We have an 8 ...
A: Im sorry, I did not read your question properly before...I thought you were entering Beijing airport ...
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| Hotels in Shanghai | 9/9/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: Have 2 questions. I will be going to Shanghai for approx 10 days, just wondering if you have links ...
A: Question no. 1 is certainly easier to answer, so I'll start there! Have you read about Shanghai, ...
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| Gift giving when visiting Hong Kong | 8/31/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: My teenage daughter will be visiting Hong Kong with her school for a weeklong exchange program. I ...
A: Presents given to people living in Asia tend to be best when they are things that the people there ...
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| Sourcing pencils from China for orphans | 8/17/2009 | Min-Fu Chien |
Q: I want to buy 20,000 pencils from a factory in China, I am looking to source these cheaply. I am in ...
A: it's really nice of you for trying to help the worldwide orphans who have no access to some learning ...
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| Exchange student in China. To be or not to be | 8/12/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I am a junior in high school. School hasn't started yet, but it will in a few days. I have been ...
A: !! Well let's see...why did I choose to study Chinese at university? Well it was actually my mum ...
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| swine flu quarantine | 7/21/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I want to go to Yunnan province in Sept. but I am afraid of getting stuck in quarantine. I can only ...
A: The problem with transportation in China is that it is very hard if not impossible to buy train and ...
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| Gift giving/receiving | 7/21/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I have 2 female Chinese exchange students staying with me for a few weeks. They brought a plethora ...
A: What a lovely question to receive. I think it's very sweet and kind of you to want to buy them ...
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| swine flu quarantine | 7/19/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I want to go to Yunnan province in Sept. but I am afraid of getting stuck in quarantine. I can only ...
A: Well although I cannot recommend a travel agent in Los Angeles as I do not live there and therefore ...
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| swine flu quarantine | 7/18/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I want to go to Yunnan province in Sept. but I am afraid of getting stuck in quarantine. I can only ...
A: You can't go around thinking that you are going to be on a plane/train with H1N1 carriers, you can't ...
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| travel | 7/7/2009 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: I'm looking to travel from Japan, to China and into India for a spiritual adventure. Just wondering ...
A: It all depends on how much time you have at hand but since you have indicated that you're not the ...
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| china august - best climate | 7/2/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: i am just beginning research into a china trip for most of August. are there any regions that won't ...
A: Good question! Is there really anyplace in all of this country that will not be sweltering? I think ...
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| Sites to see in Xian | 6/23/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: My wife & I will be travelling to Xian for 3 days in mid-July and want to see the significant sites. ...
A: .Ive got plenty of advice for you on this topic as I get asked it a lot and only recently helped ...
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| Travel expenses and Accomodation. | 5/23/2009 | Mike Dodds |
Q: how are you? Nihao ma? Please could you tell me how much it is to fly to China and how much is ...
A: Sorry for the delay. Flights vary greatly from country to country, I'm from the USA and the typical ...
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| Vegiterian food in Shenzhen | 5/21/2009 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: Hey I am Chirag (Gujarati, Indian).I am going ot Shenzhen for 6 week internship at YICT firm. I am ...
A: I can understand your predicament and although I have not been to Shenzhen of late I'm quite ...
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| Tipping in China | 5/10/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I have heard that tipping is not customary in restaurants etc. but wonder with the advent of so many ...
A: Tipping is an interesting topic in China because it really depends where you are and what you are ...
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| Hong Kong hotels | 5/10/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: The amount of hotels in Hong Kong is bewildering! Can you personally recommend one which is medium ...
A: Sorry for the delay, I have been extremely busy as of late organising travel for some clients of ...
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| Shanghi | 5/4/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: Would like to attend the 2010 worlds fair at Shanghai next year. But would like to see other parts ...
A: Let's start with the 'SILK ROAD' part of your question. Below is the answer I gave to another member ...
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| Traveling around Shanghai | 4/14/2009 | Jay |
Q: My girlfriend and I are currently in Shanghai for the next month and we aren't super interested in ...
A: I'm not sure how long you are willing to spend on the train but if you have the time I would ...
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| Two young clients to China and Mongolia | 4/3/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I have two young men that have traveled on their own many places including India. They would like to ...
A: Here are some websites I have found regarding train tickets to Ulaanbatar from Beijing...they should ...
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| Silk Road | 4/3/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: My wife and I want to travel from Beijing to Kashgar and return by train and/or bus. Can you give us ...
A: I have found some websites which should give you good ideas of the usual trail people take when ...
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| Two young clients to China and Mongolia | 4/2/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I have two young men that have traveled on their own many places including India. They would like to ...
A: I am going to be away from my computer over the weekend so I hope you don't mind but I will get back ...
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| Tourism in Hong Kong | 3/31/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: As part of my geography GCSE I am looking at tourism in Hong Kong and was wondering what facilities ...
A: I'm afraid having never lived in Hong Kong and only having been there on holiday, I do not have ...
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| Silk Road | 3/30/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: My wife and I want to travel from Beijing to Kashgar and return by train and/or bus. Can you give us ...
A: I have not been along the Silk Road so do not have any personal information on how to get there or ...
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| Lhasa to Nepal by bike | 3/29/2009 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: not sure if this can be done legally due to recent restriction on travel in Tibet by Chinese ...
A: I'm sure that it can be done but I suspect that the formalities for it would be too long winding - ...
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| Travelling around China | 3/23/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: Just wandering if you can help me. I am going to China for a month at the end of June and was just ...
A: I have lots of information to help with your trip but I am going to be away this weekend and won't ...
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| Train or ferry from HKG to SNZ and SNZ to MFM | 3/18/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: Actually i am coming to HKG on 29th Mar By Cathay arriving at 1135hrs.I want to take train or Ferry ...
A: I have come across a site that gives you details about arriving in HK and taking a ferry straight to ...
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| Hong kong before tourism. | 3/13/2009 | Mike Dodds |
Q: I was wondering how Hong Kong has changed now that there are more tourists and whether the tourists ...
A: Tourism has always been a key element of Hong Kongs success. I've noticed no further burden of the ...
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| Getting from Hong Kong to Xian and Back, 10 days | 3/11/2009 | Victoria Hamilton |
Q: I am planning to fly to Hong Kong from Canada on June 7th and return on June 15th. I actually want ...
A: Firstly, so sorry about the delay in response...it's been a busy few weeks...but I'm all yours now! ...
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| traveling to China | 2/9/2009 | Tom Carter ~ Travel China Expert |
Q: I was watching a program on the Travel Channel and the host went to Chengdu, which I believe is in ...
A: Sorry for the delayed reply. I don't have the train/flight schedule on hand, but I imagine that by ...
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| traveling to China | 2/7/2009 | Tom Carter ~ Travel China Expert |
Q: I was watching a program on the Travel Channel and the host went to Chengdu, which I believe is in ...
A: I won't be much help on this one because I never went to the panda reserve. However I know for a ...
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| trying to get a client from hong kong to guilin | 1/15/2009 | Tom Carter ~ Travel China Expert |
Q: Tom, i have a client who i am trying to get from Hong Kong to Guilin China, on next Thursday, ...
A: Tucker, I can not offer you flight advice because I never flew in China; my travels were strictly ...
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| visas | 1/7/2009 | Mike Dodds |
Q: What's the procedure for an American to get a visa for business travel to China?
A: The procedure is pretty straight forward. If you have a company you are dealing with over in China, ...
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| climate in china | 12/27/2008 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: im planning on gouing to china in early April. How is the climate at this time. I dont want to be ...
A: China should be just fine in April and not too cold with the winter having passed. I suggest you get ...
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| exit and reentry into mainland China | 12/12/2008 | Tom Carter ~ Travel China Expert |
Q: I have a multiple entry visa that is good for one year and they usually stamp in a 90 day stay. Can ...
A: Hey Ray! It's quite common for expats in Mainland China to make a visa run to Hong Kong and then ...
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| Hong Kong to Beijing | 11/23/2008 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: A friend and myself are traveling to Scandinavia in January 09, with just under a week stopover in ...
A: I think if you read carefully you will notice that I have said "DON'T travel by hard-SEATER" not ...
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| Hong Kong to Beijing | 11/21/2008 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: A friend and myself are traveling to Scandinavia in January 09, with just under a week stopover in ...
A: If that is your plan and thinking then I think that its a good plan to travel from Hong Kong to ...
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| Hong Kong to Beijing | 11/20/2008 | Nilesh Korgaokar |
Q: A friend and myself are traveling to Scandinavia in January 09, with just under a week stopover in ...
A: Your best bet is to get yourself a good travel book on China. I recommend LONELY PLANET but you ...
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