tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590627628588268763.post327053768772185271..comments2013-05-15T09:55:05.422-07:00Comments on Cheryl's China: China Travel Tips contestCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10644439662368364569noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590627628588268763.post-71648401079131295732013-05-15T07:59:20.648-07:002013-05-15T07:59:20.648-07:00If you are traveling between Beijing and Shanghai ...If you are traveling between Beijing and Shanghai or even to Guangzhou, I highly recommend taking the "bullet train." Save almost half price by choosing second class, which is roomy and comfortable. There is excellent Metro service between train stations and almost anywhere in the cities so you can make up time and expense of getting to or from the airports and have fewer restrictions on liquids and number of bags. There are dozens of trains every day between BJ and SH so tickets shouldn't be a problem.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590627628588268763.post-89449395450903310192013-05-15T07:36:09.426-07:002013-05-15T07:36:09.426-07:00Read all you can before you go, whether it be non-...Read all you can before you go, whether it be non-fiction or fiction so the different emperors and dynasties won't sound so, well, foreign, Also, take an ATM card from Capital One or another company that doesn't charge $1.50 every time you use it plus a percentage to change the money between currencies. Be sure to load up on a lot of yuan before heading to second tier cities who don't have as many ATMs that accept foreign cards. I guess that was technically more than one tip but I have so many others!! Jean Ash jeanash (at) comcast (dot) netJean Ashhttp://cupofcathay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590627628588268763.post-72099397053073458252013-05-08T12:28:11.792-07:002013-05-08T12:28:11.792-07:00If you don't care to eat with chopsticks, take...If you don't care to eat with chopsticks, take along some disposable plastic forks if you plan to eat at neighborhood restaurants. susieque66@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590627628588268763.post-76683529726898172952013-04-27T12:30:24.923-07:002013-04-27T12:30:24.923-07:00Communication can be a problem in China if you don...Communication can be a problem in China if you don't speak the language. To make sure you can find your way back to where you're staying, take a picture of it, making sure that its address is visible AND in Chinese. Did it in Shanghai and all the cabbies found the place really easily. aleah(at)lycos(dot)comAleah | SolitaryWanderer.comhttp://www.solitarywanderer.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590627628588268763.post-13863230670697113512013-04-26T01:46:36.345-07:002013-04-26T01:46:36.345-07:00Before visiting the Forbidden City, do your homewo...Before visiting the Forbidden City, do your homework and know what it is you want to see. It's a vast complex and there is just too much to see in one visit. Make sure you get to the parts you're interested in and know what you're looking at.<br />ab@annburnett.co.ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com