The Official Fall 2011 China DO Thread
Apr 4, 2011 | 4:39 pm
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Apr 4, 2011 | 4:52 pm
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Apr 6, 2011 | 12:17 pm
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Am interested. 1 attending. SPG or Hyatt OK with me. What I'd like to see: something unusual that tourists don't usually have access to. Maybe something HSR or airport related?
Apr 13, 2011 | 12:54 pm
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I just came back from a week in Shanghai, so I am not sure if I'll go back for this DO (apparently China only issues double entry/six-month visas for first-time tourists, and I'm not sure that I want to spend another $140 and a day to get another visa), but I just wanted to point out that the brand new Courtyard-in-name-only Puxi is a good value, especially for those with Gold or Platinum status. It is also short walk to the train station from which many of the CRH trains leave.
If I do go, my new hotel preferences are Marriott or SPG.
If I do go, my new hotel preferences are Marriott or SPG.
Apr 14, 2011 | 8:16 pm
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I just came back from a week in Shanghai, so I am not sure if I'll go back for this DO (apparently China only issues double entry/six-month visas for first-time tourists, and I'm not sure that I want to spend another $140 and a day to get another visa), but I just wanted to point out that the brand new Courtyard-in-name-only Puxi is a good value, especially for those with Gold or Platinum status. It is also short walk to the train station from which many of the CRH trains leave.
If I do go, my new hotel preferences are Marriott or SPG.
If I do go, my new hotel preferences are Marriott or SPG.
Apr 14, 2011 | 8:51 pm
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Apr 15, 2011 | 3:46 pm
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I'd need a specific reason to go back. A FT DO may or may not be that reason for me, depending on agenda and cost.
NY consulate. Dunno if it's a recent change or not, but I wasn't really in a position to argue.
Apr 17, 2011 | 9:55 am
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Apr 23, 2011 | 11:03 pm
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Attendance: Very interested
Date Choice: Nov 11-14
# of attendees: me and maybe mr alicesantamonica
Hotel Preference: JW Marriott
Other Suggested activities: Hangzhou, terracottas, Hong Kong or whatever the group decides
In and around Shanghai this week.
Date Choice: Nov 11-14
# of attendees: me and maybe mr alicesantamonica
Hotel Preference: JW Marriott
Other Suggested activities: Hangzhou, terracottas, Hong Kong or whatever the group decides
In and around Shanghai this week.
Apr 25, 2011 | 12:12 pm
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Just got back from PVG today. In fact I'm typing this at the DTW Skyclub as I wait for my conneting flight to NYC. Was there about 9 days on an DL Award ticket. I agree with Bennos when it comes to shopping, not cheap compare to come other cities. But I absolutely loved the food. Maybe it's because I opted for chinese cuisine rather than western cusine while I was there? As for things to do, I'm sure there are plenty as well.
My November open-jaw ticket into Beijing 11/6 and out of Shanghai 11/14 is also an award ticket open to change depends on what extra activities people are interested in.
My November open-jaw ticket into Beijing 11/6 and out of Shanghai 11/14 is also an award ticket open to change depends on what extra activities people are interested in.
Apr 25, 2011 | 3:58 pm
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Just got back from PVG today. In fact I'm typing this at the DTW Skyclub as I wait for my conneting flight to NYC. Was there about 9 days on an DL Award ticket. I agree with Bennos when it comes to shopping, not cheap compare to come other cities. But I absolutely loved the food. Maybe it's because I opted for chinese cuisine rather than western cusine while I was there? As for things to do, I'm sure there are plenty as well.
My November open-jaw ticket into Beijing 11/6 and out of Shanghai 11/14 is also an award ticket open to change depends on what extra activities people are interested in.
My November open-jaw ticket into Beijing 11/6 and out of Shanghai 11/14 is also an award ticket open to change depends on what extra activities people are interested in.
Apr 26, 2011 | 7:10 am
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Anyway, a minor point, and I'm absolutely not trying to discourage anyone from going.
May 6, 2011 | 2:02 pm
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Oh, I had plenty of good food there, including some fantastic snacks at a train station, but for me it's like eating in Italy... no matter how fantastic and how locally variable, I get bored after a while and need something different. Compare against NY, SF, Singapore, etc, where there's not just wide variability within a cuisine, but across cuisines as well.
Anyway, a minor point, and I'm absolutely not trying to discourage anyone from going.
Anyway, a minor point, and I'm absolutely not trying to discourage anyone from going.