Fu Lai

just wondering

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I don't think this is true about losing info and several hosting companies would guarantee it. Just saying.

so many thanks to you two... yes we always think of hotel rooms as only a place to sleep that we are otherwise rarely in. No use spending a fortune on them. My girl thanks you for the #2 advice and we will surely be on that transport! Is Gulangyu only a one day/night visit? Also the communal homes?

Too much pollution to see it. Sometimes the air clears up after it rains. Is the microparticle pollution from China or the USA? They both suffer pretty equally from it.

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Found this http://re.taobao.com/search?spm=a230r.1.0.609.phx0IN&catid=&catname=&keyword=Vog+Mask&scat=&scatid=&propertyid=&property=&frcatid=&refpid=420435_1006&isinner=0 at taobao

Search by city etc. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.cnemc.cn/citystatus/airMap.jsp&usg=ALkJrhjKthpntTquyTaEUbVivekahJX1Wg My city of Wuhan is NOT available.

THANKS! I'll pick your two brains this week as it is my job to develop the itinerary.

We were recommended this hotel place and found they had a Y98 deal!!! Obviously we are staying there. http://tuan.qunar.com/team.php?id=QNRMTEyNjE2MA==&in_track=hotelteam_%25E6%25AD%25A6%25E6%25B1%2589_%25E5%258E%25A6%25E9%2597%25A8_NULL_NULL_NULL_NULL_NULL_NULL_NULL_4_20 http://hotel.qunar.com/city/xiamen/dt-3884/#fromDate=2011-11-09&toDate=2011-11-12&from=tuanmap&q=%E4%B8%B4%E6%B5%B7%E5%88%AB%E9%99%A2

green acres is the place to be...

The plane tickets are bought and the hotel is booked... we're going to - you guessed it - a place that features what my girl likes best: seafood. Tourist trap China vicinity of Xiamen. Flying into the 9th largest airport in the PRC, the international hub at Xiamen, we will proceed to dally on the island and shore of Southern China. What to do there? Well there are some things but I have to admit that this kind of trip is not exactly my dream destination. But museums, aquarium, historic spots, shopping and eating streets, plus the inevitable night cruises will fill our six day jaunt and surely empty our thin pockets. It is a honeymoon of sorts. I'll take one for the team and scheme how to get a nature trip in another time. Meanwhile I read up on some stuff to see there. Has anyone else hit this spot?

My girl is keen on Xiamen now... the beat goes on...

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Latest on this is... the wife's work trip to Guilin has been changed to this month so it has thrown our plans into a tizzy. Stay tuned I am still getting used to the "winging it" of China plans so excuse me. Vietnam, Guilin, Thailand, Guangzhou and Shenzhen (friends are there) are all being discussed now. Whew. Me being a Capricorn and Pig astrological bent - we like making plans so I am trying to cope.

I am married and living in China. My wife and I have no plans to go to the USA. If I die will she receive my SSA benefits? If so, good; if not then how can I have her be the beneficiary? TIA

Thanks so much for all the feedback! Looks like we will head to Vietnam for 6 days after Guilin. Any suggestions there?

Good again for the Chinese.

Yes, thank you. No sense in letting one off the handle response kill a thread. There are a lot of things that the USA has the most of, weapons is a simple one. No agenda, just fact.

Train tickets (http://www.chinatrainguide.com) are less than ¥240 RT Wuhan to Guilin but OMG the madness it will be getting them! So many people have multiple computers ready when the tickets go on sale! Plane is ¥1831 RT. Ugh. I am so cheap but I think I will have to buy the plane ticket to be sure I have transport!!!

So you disagree with a socialist/communist society scheme with Chinese characteristics, that's fine. I think it is funny when USA people talk about how free they are, with the most guns, military, laws and police of any country on Earth (and all the money in 1% of the hands). For me, after seeing how the USA people with an agenda play on the Internet I am fully behind China instituting this rule. The USA already monitors its citizens more than any country in the world so they teach the world how to do it.

While I'm not a newbie to China I do think the Chinese government is no worse than the USA. OMG, we have to give our real name when we sign up for internet service!!! OMG WHAT A TRAVESTY! really it is amazing that this was not a rule to begin with, it is in the USA. Exactly

Moderators, feel free to delete whatever you deem wrong. rw - sorry, guy - there doesn't seem to be any disagreement here http://english.cntv....28/129631.shtml

Friday 28th December, 2012

It is sad this has to be legislated. Family care is a main reason I chose China as my home. Shame on those selfish to not care for your elders...