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Great info! Thank you so very much. I would try China Highlights Travel, I have used them for this type of service. Sunny at China Highlights has been very helpful to me: sunny@chinahighlights.com (Email her, and let her know exactly what you want, and she will give you a quote) http://www.chinahighlights.com/contactus/

Hi! I will be arriving in GZ on May 6th. I am looking for a driver who speaks at least a little English and can make him or herself available May 7th 8th and possibly the 9th. Would like to know rates if possible. I should be staying at the Yang's. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Tony

Yeah, I did the train thing from Hong Kong about 2 1/2 years ago and don't recall having to go through customs, but you never now with these things. Thanks! Tony I took the train from HK to GUZ last year. Dont remember seeing a customs check point there; just police dogs sniffing luggage.

Thanks! Sounds like a plan. I will be arriving in HK and will take a train to GZ.

I will be arriving in GZ on May 6th. I am a diabetic and will have to take my medication along with me when I travel. May medication includes insulin, syringes, metformin, acarbos, glipizide plus blood pressure medication and finally medication for cholesterol. I have a printout from the VA which lists all my medication which I can take along. I don't want to take all the bottles as this will take up too much room. I have a travel case which I can use to take the medication which I will need during my trip. Should I be prepared to present any special documents when I enter China?

Thanks! I sent PM a few days ago but have not received a response as yet. Best to PM the Yangs, that will get their attention, or see about phoning them. Yangs profile: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showuser=2173 Their number can be found further back in this thread: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=529775

Ni Hao! My name is Anthony Berteen. I have plans to travel to Guangzhou. I will arrive on May 6th and depart on May 11th. I would like to reserve one of your apartments. One bedroom with bath, kitchen, livingroom. Bedroom should have a soft mattress. Your are welcome to reply via this forum, PM or email to: aberteen@comcast.net I look forward to hearing from you.

Do you mean the embassy building in Sha Main or the one in Tian He (near the east train station)? Hi! The one near the train station Thanks

Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I have posted anything. I am planning a business trip to Guangzhou in May. The last time I went to Guangzhou (2 1/2 years ago), I stayed in a very nice apartment near the American Embassy. This time I would like to stay in a Hotel near the Embassy. Should be nice but does not have to be five star. Can anyone help. Thanks

Thanks Randy. I'll look Toplaw up and send him a PM. Hope you and your lovely wife are doing well. Thanks again

Hello everyone. I am planning a trip to GZ in March. This will be a business trip. I want to visit a few Violin shops in Xiqao and any shops in GZ and surrounding area. I don't speak Chinese and so I need to hire a driver who speaks English. I would like to hire this individual for 3-4 days. If anyone can help me with this I would really appreciate it. Please respond to this post or PM me. Thanks

Got my SO some roses, and a beautiful card. She does not want to go out to eat because she thinks she is getting fat. I cooked dinner, but she hated it so I took her out anyway and gave her a driving lesson.

I'm getting ready to file for my SO's AOS. I believe the fee is somewhere in the neighborhood of 325.00. I also heard that the fees are going up at the end of June. I'm sure that the questions has already been asked, but can anyone tell me if in fact the fees are going up at the end of June, and if so, how much? Thanks

Yikes! How far is Nashville from Sugar Land, TX????????????

My SO has been here for a little over two weeks and already thinks she is overweight. She looks great and I keep telling her that if she decides to lose any weight she will disappear

I attended last month. I went Friday afternoon around 2PM. Took a number after I went to the first window and told them I was there to attend ACH. I thought it best to attend since there is an obvious age difference between my SO and I. I also submitted some legal documents with my RFE and I wanted to discuss personally with a VO my situation. They seemed quite impressed with the fact that I was open and honest and noted our conversation in their system. I was told that all they wanted was for everyone to be open and up front about any issues. Seemed to work for me as my SO was approved within ten minutes after her interview began

ACH is not required, but is a good idea to go especially if you plan to be in GZ anyway.

There is a coffe shop on the 4th floor. You will have to go up the escalator in order to get to the 5th floor, the hang a right. She will not be allowed upstairs. There is a coffe shop on the 4th floor. There is also a 7-11 outside and to the immediate left as you exit the building. My SO decided to wait outside at the 7-11. Good luck!

Very cool! Congratulations and best of luck

Just got back a couple of weeks ago. If she does not hold an American Passport she will not be allowed.

Thanks! I appreciate the great advice

Yeah! I took her to Welcome Friday evening. Yesterday I took her to the Chinese Community Center but the people who offer the English ESL program won't be in until Monday. Classes don't start until June. We went to Hong Kong Market yesterday and she seemed to like the selection better than what she found at Welcome. I thought I would take her to Viet Hoa today but she seems to have come down with a cold. I really feel for her and want her to do well. She wants to work as soon as possible so I will try my best to help her. I hope Randy's wife is at Dun Huang today. I might swing by there today. Thanks guys Dun Huang. It's on the south side of Bellaire Blvd in the shopping center closest to the Beltway 8. There are a number of good stores along Bellaire Blvd - Dynasty, Diho, Welcome, and Hong Kong, and the Viet Hoa on Bissonet.

Thanks! Were does Randy's wife work?

My SO has only been here a couple of days and I can see that she really misses here home, but most importantly her daughter. I was hoping that she would bring her along in order to make the transition easier but she decided to come first and bring her daughter later Having just gotten back from China myself I was not able to take any time off from work. She has spent most of her time sleeping and when awake I know she is thinking of home. Today I dragged her out of bed and took her to Chinatown in order to do some shopping and get her out of the house. My friend brought over a couple of Chinese movies. At first she did not want to watch but she is now sitting in front of the TV and we are drinking some green tea. I know that she will come around eventually. I need to try and support her as much as I possible can. I want to see if she can make some friends. There is a nice Chinese lady where I bank who wants to meet her. It would really be nice if some ladies from CFL especially the Houston area based ladies could volunteer their phone numbers so that they can chat and share some of their experiences.

Tom I returned home this past Sunday night from my trip to Guangzhou. I went there thinking that I had to do ACH on Monday. I arrived on a Thursday evening and on Friday morning Mr. Yang informed me that I should go to ACH on that Friday. I had filed for K1 visa. Needless to say Mr. Yang was correct. Got to the consulate and took a number. I did the ACH and was happy I did. You will have to go to the 4th floor and take the escalator to the 5th floor. Make a right and you'll have no trouble finding the line where you will state your business and take a number. You'll be handed a questionaire, so have your SO's info such as date of birth and GUZ case number. Good luck Tony