Thanks Carol. I should add that Chinese Visas are available in 1/2/3 days in HKG depending on how much you want to pay to rush it through. You do not have to be resident in Hong Kong to obtain a visa here.

http://www.chinatravel1.com/english/...hinesevisa.htm

Looking at the carrier listing above, I can see a lot of potential for Star or OneWorld RTWs..

Oh and did I say how excited I am about the Maglev train at PVG ? Or should I have kept that to myself ?