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RE: Biking Trips in China

by aqsaqal 26 April 2012

Western Hubei was quite nice, even in the mid-summer, when Wuhan or Chongqing would have been intolerably hot. The idea was to go from…
RE: cheapest hostels in Kunming

by ShawshankBlake 18 April 2012

I will never use ANY hostels near any long-distance bus stations in any city. The hostels serving mostly for short stay clients are…
RE: China with kids aged 7 and 9

by manchurianexile 16 April 2012

Xi'an may not have a great deal more than the Terracota Warriors but Tianjin hasn't even got them. Tianjin challenges Nanning for the…
RE: How to go about a year in China?

by ChinaTravelGo 26 January 2012

EGsandman to be effective as an English teacher you have to take it easy on classic literature and use the simplest form of daily English.…
RE: Sichuan

by manchurianexile 06 January 2012

There are some nice beaches in Shandong Province (Weihai, for instance) but Thailand may just about be closer to Sichuan that Shandong.…
RE: Huangshan (Yellow Muntain) Hike on Chinese New Year in Anhui Province

by ShawshankBlake 30 December 2011

.....I have taken a few train transportations from Hangzhou to Weihai and back last year about 10 days before the Lunar new years day....tha…
RE: Beijing / Shanghai

by manchurianexile 29 December 2011

Agree with everyone else. Beijing is the place to spend the bulk (If not almost all) of your time. #3 +Qingdao....has mainland China's…
Beijing, Kashgar, and ??? before heading to Laos

by goingwasgood 29 July 2011

I'm trying to plan a trip to China, but there is SO much to do that I don't know where to start. I'm arriving via ferry at Weihai on August…
RE: China Trip

by alwaysmoving79 20 June 2011

Meant to add, if your concerns about flying are financial, the do double check before you take the ferry. Sometimes prices are comparable.…
RE: China Trip

by sinrumbo 17 June 2011

1. South Korea : Ferries between China and Incheon, Korea depart from/to Dailin, Tianjin, Yantai, Qindao, Weihai .. Cost varies from $100…
RE: South Korea Transport Links

by tomstar86 23 February 2011

^ ^ I was about to post exactly this about Japan to Korea. Osaka to Busan with Air Busan is your cheapest option. To get to China - Air…
RE: Japan-South Korea-China

by jiejie 20 February 2011

I'm not sure what your ICN-Qingdao 3 hours $96 is. If it's for airfare, $96 is a bargain but the flight certainly doesn't take 3 hours--mor…
Re: Renewing Multiple Entry Tourist "L" Visa for volunteer in Beijing

by jiejie 24 January 2011

As Ruth said, Mongolian border is your friend, especially with US passport as you don't need a visa. I believe relatively recent reports…
RE: The best Rural/Traditional City to work as a English Teacher

by manchurianexile 07 December 2010

Like I say. I've been in China for 7 years now, all of it (bar 2 month spent in Taiwan) based in the 3 provinces collectively known as…
RE: Studying in Weihai - Shandong Province

by awty 11 September 2010

Are there any Ex Pat Groups in Weihai? Any Westerners in RuShan? Thanks in advance for your replies.
RE: China to Korea Ferry Options?

by pratyeka 20 July 2010

Weidong Ferry (http://www.weidong.com/) run ferries from Qingdao and Weihai in Shandong province to Incheon, three times a week. Tianjin…
RE: Beach in China in september?

by egjeg 06 June 2010

> Qingdao, Weihai, Yantai all in Shandong all have nice beaches, and will be a lot quieter than Sanya That has not been my experience…
RE: Beach in China in september?

by garywipika 06 June 2010

Qingdao, Weihai, Yantai all in Shandong all have nice beaches, and will be a lot quieter than Sanya
RE: Shandong Must Dos

by manchurianexile 01 June 2010

Well... I've done the Jinan bit and liked it. I thought Jinan had quite a bit to see. Da Ming Hu was a pleasant park (and free), there's…
RE: Shandong Must Dos

by manchurianexile 11 May 2010

If I so choose, I could go to Beijing every weekend. The train timetable is such that the Beijing trains leaves here at around 9pm and…
Shandong Must Dos

by manchurianexile 10 May 2010

I'm going to be spending a reasonable amount of time in Shandong over the next couple of months at conferences etc (Jinan and Weihai)…
RE: A couple of days to kill around Shandong

by garywipika 29 March 2010

A decent zoo out on the peninsula at Xi Xia Kou about an hour from Weihai towards Korea ...................... Not a lot in the way of…
RE: A couple of days to kill around Shandong

by garywipika 29 March 2010

Where in Shandong? If you're over Yantai / Weihai way you can go over to Penglai for a look once you get tired of the two towns. There…
RE: getting English books sent from Amazon to China

by garywipika 29 March 2010

It sounds as though you will b OK if you live in Shanghai / Beijing. I've been in Shandong, Weihai and Shanxi, Shuozhou for the last three…
RE: Trains in China

by garywipika 28 February 2010

If you can't get on the direct train to Yantai I would get a train to Jinan - Shandong's capital - and bus across from there. But you'll…