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Hi, My wife and I will be coming to Beijing-- XINGANG -- by ship and need someone to assist us in a day tour of the Flea Markets of that area -- can we do this by TAXI? , and on the next day with a pick up at ship and touring Beijing and then returning us to the ship that night. Our hotel is the ship. Can you make any suggestion for this and recommend anyone to help us with the touring?

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Richard, yes, I am very familiar with the antiques and flea markets around Beijing and Tianjin. I can make specific recommendations about this and a guide. Please email directly at tomcarter415@gmail.com. Please also let me know in your email what your arrival and departure dates are, and where exactly you will be docking; Tianjin I suppose, but please provide me with the details if possible. Talk soon...
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I am an American photojournalist and travel correspondent based in Beijing and have traveled extensively to all 33 provinces in China. I specialize in budget travel and have a personal affection for remote villages, ethnic minority culture and uncharted locales.

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I am also the author of CHINA: Portrait of a People, the most comprehensive book of photography on modern China ever published by a single author.

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American University, Washington, D.C., BA Political Science, Communications, 1997

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