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Xining - Tibet - Nepal tour early April 2012

by flipside1971 31 January 2012

Hi. I'm planning to travel overland from Xining to Tibet to Nepal as soon as the region opens again (as various posts have reported the…
RE: China in 15 Days

by menkeret 31 January 2012

Thanks for all the helpful feedback. We def. cannot move Chengdu as our last stop because of the conference set days. I did not inclu…
RE: Beijing to Moscow

by dimonirk 31 January 2012

You may want to exclude from a route Ulan Ude. It is better to go from Irkutsk to Lake Baikal and spend one day it will be worth on the…
RE: Fly or Train to China?

by PangJun 31 January 2012

CC - Here's a link to a map of the Beijing subway system [|http://www.chinahighlights.com/image/map/beijing-subway-map-new.jpg] . Both…
Safety for lesbian couple traveling around China?

by withmetta 31 January 2012

Hi all, I am planning a trip with my wife for the end of the summer (we are both in our late 20s if that's relevant), beginning in Beijin…
RE: Fly or Train to China?

by Captain_Courageous 31 January 2012

Thank you 889 and Drumbrake. 820 Rmb - that's $122 Oz dollars, much cheaper than $300! Looking at Nanjing to Xi'an, fare is 960 rmb…
RE: Fly or Train to China?

by OldDoggy 31 January 2012

As my opinion, you can take a train, but only tak a train from Hanoi to Naning. Nanning is the capital city of Guangxi Automous Region,…
RE: Best and cheapest way to travel inside China ?

by drumbrake 31 January 2012

travel_rabbit Basically there is no online train or bus booking in China for foreigners, except through expensive agencies. Have a look…
RE: Fly or Train to China?

by drumbrake 31 January 2012

Same as above. I see flights in a week from Nanning to Beijing for 820 Rmb on elong, so that appears to be the standard discount (don't…
RE: Fly or Train to China?

by 889 31 January 2012

Don't take the through train, which can be difficult to book. Take the daily overnight train or the day bus to Nanning, then train it…
Fly or Train to China?

by Captain_Courageous 31 January 2012

Would you fly from Hanoi to Beijing or go by train? a) Flying with China Southern Airlines fare is $310 (AUD) departs 10.10am and arrives…
RE: Booking Vietnamese Trains

by Captain_Courageous 31 January 2012

Thank you Henning. Could you suggest any travel agencies? The train Hanoi to Beijing cannot be booked online, but you can the other way…
Re: Canadian Woman Missing in Beijing - Carla Rosa

by LaurenGoodman 31 January 2012

Hello, This message was sent to me by a friend in Beijing who saw this post. I am the girl who met Carla in Hanoi and we recommended…
Re: Best and cheapest way to travel inside China ?

by travel_rabbit 31 January 2012

Hi all, Can you please post a link where I can book trains or busses in China. I am particularly interested in the Beijing - Shanghai…
Re: Shanghai on Oct!

by jiejie 31 January 2012

Actually this might work out OK for you. Usually Oct 3-5 are sort of a "donut hole" with lighter intercity travel inside China, the busier…
RE: Booking Vietnamese Trains

by HenningWessel 31 January 2012

You can pre- book domestic trains in Saigon. Don't know if you can book that cross border one to Beijing. Why don't you write a couple…
Booking Vietnamese Trains

by Captain_Courageous 31 January 2012

1. Is it possible to pre-book trains online for Vietnam? It would make things a lot simpler and easier especially as I want soft sleeper.…
RE: Beijing, China > Lhasa > Kathamandu

by drumbrake 31 January 2012

Beijing>Pingyao>Xian>Chengdu makes more sense. Trains can only be booked from 10 days in advance, sometimes only 5 days in advance.…
RE: Free Chinese Old Towns

by drumbrake 31 January 2012

Pingyao does not have an entrance fee, but if you want to go on the city walls or in many of the buildings, you need to buy a ticket.…
Re: Trans Manchurian tickets from Riga

by darju 31 January 2012

Only just saw your post. Intended to economise by getting a coach a good part of the way through Europe but had a setback from the off…
RE: Invitations for Coffee in Beijing

by PangJun 31 January 2012

I've responded in English to some with "sorry, but I don't understand English" which tends to have the affect of stopping them in their…
RE: Free Chinese Old Towns

by rouentahl 31 January 2012

Beijing to Taiyuan by high speed train, then bus to Pingyao. Stay at least a couple days. Then Pingyao to Xi'an by train. If you want…
Free Chinese Old Towns

by caveboy18 31 January 2012

Finally I decided to skip the Guilin-Yangshuo thing so my 4 weeks in China will envolve the following: Mid-August '12. Shanghai (arriv…
RE: Invitations for Coffee in Beijing

by boscoe 31 January 2012

Thanks, you learn something new everyday. I was very tempted to accept the first time I was asked, however it just so happened that after…
RE: Chinese Electrical Adapter/Converter?

by defenestrator 31 January 2012

Goddammit, Manch, you big queen! I lived there for 5 years, dude. I know what the outlets are like. US and Euro are more common than…