I am so glad to hear good things about Delta and Skymiles, since we have bezillions of them and it would KILL me to not use them!! Pat Brian DTC 3-2 LID 3-23 ...
I just want to take an opportunity to suggest contacting Sue Sorrels for your travel needs. I just received my referral last week, and have the opportunity to...
Hi, We are traveling in 9 days. Can anyone tell us about the Grand Sun hotel in Changsha? Does it have a pool, restaurants? What is it in walking distance ...
... Hello! At the time we were there in Oct 2003, the Dongfang was about 70% through a major renovation. The hotel is shaped like a hollow square. In the...
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Does anyone have any tips on how to contact China Southern? I have made numerous calls and get put on hold for very long periods of time. Is there a best...
We stayed at the Grand Sun Hotel in Changsha in October 1999. Loved the hotel! I was with my mom and we were not the most adventurous....so I can't tell you...
I have a friend that needs to overnite in Guangzhou. Does anyone know if there is a decent hotel near the new airport? Thanks for your help, Judy DH Ray DD...
Nora and Mark, Is this where you have heard we are staying? I thought it was the Dolton Hotel? Irene Waiting for Myka in Changsha Hunan ... Sun hotel in ... ...
I don't think there are any hotels near the new airport yet. Depending on time and traffic you can get to the White Swan/Shamian Island in 20 mins or so. ...
How much, if any, cash did you bring along above the amount you needed for the orphanage donation and direct adoption-related costs? This looks to me like...
Elizabeth: We went in March and brought a combination of cash (about $1,500) and traveler's checks (about $1,000). We also used credit cards and actually did...
We recently spoke to our bank about getting the new/newer $100. bills for the orphanage. They told us to give them at least several weeks to make sure they...
... bills for the orphanage. They told us to give them at least several weeks to make sure they have them as they cannot expressly ask for new bills to be sent...
I guess I should explain further.....the banks will send out email or call their other branches who will then save good condition bills for you at your request...
It's a protection against counterfeit money. "Kim H." <kimhudson57@...> wrote:We recently spoke to our bank about getting the new/newer $100. bills for...
Below is an advertisement for the CD I am selling. I have been getting very good reviews on it from families that are purchasing it. Sorry if the advertisement...
The last time I traveled, in 2003, I didn't get perfectly new money because of the same reason others have been cited--can't order new bills. Instead, I stood...
I was told from a family who just returned from China that the banks in China will only accept new bills.?? Wendy DH Tom Heidi, 11 Full Korean adopted...
I live in a small town of 1500 people and had also read horror stories about this. I went yesterday to request my bills and decided just to go to our little...
We were told to bring $4800 in clean 100s by our agency for adoption and official business. HOwever, I THINK we ended up spending only around $4500 (maybe...
... needed for the orphanage donation and direct adoption-related costs? We have traveled twice--once in 2001 and again in 2004. The adoption costs were...
Jennifer raises a good point about some areas being less tourist- friendly than others, which is why it is good to have several options for money. A combo of...
Does anybody have experience of ATMs in these large cities? Are there branches of western banks in such places, and do their ATMs dispense dollars? I ask...
Good grief take a money belt, strapped to somebody. "Steve" Jin my buddy in the next cube, from Shanghai, said that there is very litte violent crime in China...
... there branches of western banks in such places, and do their ATMs dispense dollars? I've been in Beijing, Guangzhou and Nanchung. I didn't see a single ...
The Love Without Boundaires Born in my Heart Art Auction started this morning. There are over 270 amazing items listed including beautiful silk baby blankets,...
To see pictures of the area where the U.S. Consulate will be moving go to the following link http://www.planetcraig.id.au/gzlocal.htm for those of you who have...