review of china connection tours

One air pass that doesn't require backtracking is the Discovery Airpass, operated in a joint venture by Bangkok Airways, Lao Airlines and Berjaya Air, with flights between Thailand, Cambodia and Laos and many small island resorts in the region. It offers deals at more than 10,000 hotels in the AsiaPacific sphere, including specially negotiated lastminute rates that can offer savings. For example, a "family" room, which comes with a double and a single bed, at the Yeng Keng Hotel, a 20room boutique hotel in the City of George Town in Penang, Malaysia, was offered for $118 in midMarch on Agoda versus the promotional rate of 380 ringgit, or about $125, listed on the hotel's own site.

They were helpful with suggestions and prompt in responding to emails. In each city we visited, (this was our second trip to China so it was a very personalized trip) Shanghai, Chengdu, Lhasa Tibet, Yangtze River Cruise and Beijing, we were met by a guide and driver. The guides all spoke English well, were knowledgeable and really delightful Shanghai day tours leaders.


Year round advice about clothing: No matter when you're visiting subtropical Hong Kong, bring at least one warm layer. Don't underestimate how chilly it can become in winter. Visitors find it amusing when the Hong Kong Observatory issues its Cold Weather Warnings at 12 degrees but temperatures can drop from balmy to piercing very quickly.

We got into Shanghai early, around 8:30am, so we headed straight to the Jade Buddha Temple, which houses two of five ancient Buddhas from Burma, the Sitting Buddha and the Reclining Buddha. Actually, the reclining one is a replacement of a smaller original. The sitting one is particularly beautiful, with translucent jade that looks oiled under the lights.

Laurus Travel did a great job by not stuffing its Hong kong packages with stops at tourist stores. The company also avoids cheap tourist restaurants. During our 3 week tour we often found ourselves the only nonChinese in the restaurants Laurus took us. Asked about Howard going to the Lakers by The (New Orleans) TimesPicayune, NBA on TNT analyst O'Neal said: "I don't have a reaction. You have to care to have a reaction. I've got businesses to run.

Beijing is home to some of the most stunning architectural wonders in the world. The Imperial residences and parks such as the Forbidden City and Summer Palace never fail to awe visitors with their grandeur and Scale, military fortifications such as the Great Wall and City Gates humble visitors with their sheer scale, the walled hutongs which have been home to Beijing residents for centuries never fail to surprise visitors with what lies around the next corner. Beijing is an exciting and dynamic city.