Climbing Gonggashan would be something of an expedition; it's snow-covered with glaciers. Certainly nothing you'd do alone. But most folks...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sichuan-Trek Gongga Shan/Minya Konka in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ferry From Dalian or Dandong to Incheon in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I believe there's more frequent ferry service from Dalian to South Korea.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called NewPassport;CHINAVISA still valid in oldPassport in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
It's true it varies by country. Chinese and Indian visas are good in an old passport, so long as both old and new passports are of the same...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called AirAsia refund policies? in the Asia - Thailand Branch
Yes, sure as shootin' someone's going to trot out the old, "Well, the fares are low, what do you expect argument."...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called AirAsia refund policies? in the Asia - Thailand Branch
Plus, if you look back into AirAsia's history, you'll find that for years and years they never handed over the airport tax they collected...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called China travel agencies in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
What do you want a travel agency to do? For booking flights, Travelzen.com and its competitors are fine. These sites, as well as the sites...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Living in Beijing in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Beijing's no longer very bike friendly, and it'll take some doing to find roads even on the outskirts that aren't laden with trucks who'll...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Shanghai on Oct! in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
While the advance purchase period for train tickets is normally 10 days, it's usually shortened during peak travel times.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Fly or Train to China? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I'd say your second routing, heading to Xi'an first, would be better. Much quicker to Shanghai by rail from Beijing than Xi'an. I suspect...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Chengdu, Leshan to Tiger Leaping Gorge in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I agree that TLG isn't worth a great deal of effort, while I think that given you're right there, you should consider hiking Emei Shan....
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Wudang Shan or Song Shan with kids? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
These days, it's not hard at all to find Chinese hotels with dual A/C. Just ask the fuwuyuan for help if you don't know how to turn it on....
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Safety for lesbian couple traveling around China? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Tipping is very rare in China, and you're unlikely to encounter a situation where it's appropriate....
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called PERMIT SITUATION UPDATE in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
The only way to know where roadblocks are is to head out from Chengdu and find them. And there's no guaranty they won't move the next day....
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Guilin in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I agree that Xi'an has some areas with character that merit a visit, but the TCW I put down on the list. Remember that the warriors weren't...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Guangzhou Macau Hong Kong transport in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
You can book HK-Guangzhou tickets at the link below, but really, there's no need to book either these tickets or ferry tickets Macao-HK in...
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