Don't go by the costs that you see as the consumer; try going thru a good travel agent booking these types of flights that might be able to get much cheaper...
Our trip from Guangzhou to New York City was 29 hours total, that's all I can remember. I don't remember the individual time breakdowns. That includes...
Our travel agent took care of that for us. I'd recommend using an agent for all of these arrangements as they can coordinate everything. Plus if there are any...
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We are planning to return to China in about two years and I was wondering what we should be doing right now to prepare. We really never fly, but I would love...
Anybody can get the same price as a travel agent for flights. It is just a matter of checking all the airlines for the dates you use, and checking any changes...
I tried to post before, but I never saw it, so I think I screwed up (which just confirms my title of "technically NONadept")... I'm pretty clueless about...
We received our referral last Thursday and I thought we were going to have our agency do all the travel planning for us, but aren't 100% sure. I have spent...
Jenny, We used OCDF to make many of our in-country travel arrangements. Jane Liedtke is the CEO and she is WONDERFUL!!!! Everything went smoothly with them...
We used Sue Sorrels for everything. I'm the Families with Children from China coordinator for Manhattan and she is the person that I "officially" recommend to...
I would like to second the recommendation for Sue Sorrels. We used her a year and a half ago, in December of 2004. Our adoption agency tried to get us to use...
Question about making other arrangements in China.... Did you end up w/ the same rate at hotels if you had booked w/ your entire group (group rate?) or is it...
We used JC Travel and they were great. We had to completely change my husbnads travel and hotels in China (I got really sick). They did it in conjunction...
Hi, Thanks Jenn and Cindy for the kind words about Mom! Mom has sent around 300 families or so to China since August 2004. Here is moms info in case anyone is...
We're new to the group and expecting our TA soon to adopt a 7yo. I did an archive search, but most hotel bed posts were over a year old. Our last China...
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...
I only stayed at the White Swan, but the "singles" there were extremely narrow. Possibly even narrower than a US twin bed. Jennifer ... I did ... Our ... ...
I agree with Jennifer. DEFINATELY NOT a 3/4. My husband an I each slept in one of the twins (as did my in-laws). We needed extra cots for our boys. Marianne ...
Jenny, We used Sue Sorrels (I'm sure you've seen posts about her). She was FANTASTIC!!! We flew Newark to Hong Kong on the way over and GZ to Beijing and...
I have an adoption family store at http://www.cafepress.com/adoptkids with t's and sweatshirts for boys with Chinese symbols and provinces on them. My son love...
Dear Friends, The Nunes have biked 1175 miles for Half the Sky! They've traversed Mississippi and are in the NE corner, about to cut through Alabama into ...
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has heard of or stayed at the De Bao Hotel in Beijing? We are scheduled to stay there in 2 weeks and had not heard anything...
We were told that we could watch pearl divers while in Beijing and pick an oyster. Then keep the cleaned shell and the pearl that was inside. Has anyone done...
Hi, all, We're thinking about setting up Skype software on the laptop we're taking to China so we can talk to my daughter Livi at home for free. Anyone tried...
My daughter has asked me if I could bring her 6 yr. old son a Gameboy from China. My other daughter wondered if the Gameboy games I could get in China would...
Hi Stacey, My husband brought his work laptop and used Skype and it worked FANTASTIC!!! We were also in GZ the whole time (at the White Swan). No problems with...
Our son is in China right now and used skype to call and video conference. When he used the headphones there was no delay, without the echo and delay would be...
I think a travel agent like Sue Sorrels is worth her fee - I just didn't want to deal with calling all the different airlines to find out what the best fares...