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| May 27, 2008 01:53 | #11   |
 | Why are you going to these places, ie what's your purpose of going there? Taizhou (I presume you mean the one in Jiangsu province) is about 3.5 hours each way by bus from Shanghai, fare 85 RMB. Best option for Ningbo would be D train from Shanghai South train station, or bus from Shanghai South long-distance bus station. Figure on 3-4 hours each way, fare is 51 RMB for 2nd-class seats on the train, or 90 RMB for the bus. Best option for Zhangjiagang (not familiar with Fenghuang nor Tangqiao) would be bus, about 2.5 hours each way from Shanghai, fare 54 RMB. |
| Jun 6, 2008 00:26 | #12 |
| GUEST17767 | Hi Ellyse, Im Mina, i leave in shanghai for 3 years and planning to go to Yellow mountain. do you have any idea if hikers are allowed to stay in the mountain for over night. we are planning to stay down the hill and climb the mountain in the morning and go down the next day. appreciate your help BR yahoo.co|aysa_g (please send your reply in this email, thanks) |
| Jun 13, 2008 00:20 | #13 |
| GUESTNAJMUL | Dear Ellyse I am from Bangladesh and would be coming to China in early August. We will be 3 in number and one is a wheel chair bound , unable to move of his own.My destination is Ningbo Via Shanghai. You appear to be an expert and I need your help. I would appreciate if you could advise 1. the best way to go to ningbo from shanghai remembering I will have l few pieces of luggage and a wheel chair passanger. I will stay a night in shanghai if required in a hotel. 2. Is it possible to hire you as guide while in shangai to do the necessary help. Thank you for your great helping attitude. najmul |
| Jun 13, 2008 07:03 | #14 |
| If your financial budget allows, I think the best way would be to arrange for a vehicle and driver to pick you up at the airport (are you arriving at Hongqiao SHA, or Pudong PVG?) and drive you to Ningbo. Next best would be to get an airport transfer or taxi, and arrange train tickets in advance for a D train to Ningbo via Shanghai South train station. I do freelance guiding and might be available to help depending on your dates. Please email directly to yahoo.com|ellyse99 and put "TravelChinaGuide" and your own username (eg GuestNajmul) in the subject line, thanks. |
| Jun 13, 2008 23:23 | #15 |
| GUEST11190 | Hi Ellyse, We will be arriving Shanghai Putong Airport at 14.10 on a Tuesday and not decided where to go but we need to be back by Saturday as we have paid hotel rooms. We are thinking of going to Beijing or Xi'an. My questions are: a)If by flight or train, is there any websites that I can check for flights, train times and fares ? b)If I do Xi'an, I may add in Hua Shan but if I go Beijing, I may go Huang Shan after Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. Now my dilemma is between the 2 mountains. I have searched the guidebooks. Huang Shan seems better or more popular but Hua Shan seems easier for a day trip and I can go Longmen Caves on the way. For Huang Shan, if I take the cable car up the west from near Tangkou and down(cable car again) the east way, how much walking is required between the 2 stations on top ? If we just choose to take one cable car way(return) and spend an hour around the station top, can I see much ? Which of the 2 mountains allow me to see better views if I just take the cable car up and return without much walking ? c) If we take the evening Z train from Shanghai to Beijing, where do you suggest that we can spend the afternoon where we need not be out under the sun too much(October) as we have luggage and wont get a chance to shower until the next day. Is there any locked luggage servive in the train station and what are the attractions nearby ? Thank you. |
| Jun 14, 2008 21:27 | #16 |
| Hi Ellyse, Can you tell me if it is posible to catch a bus/train from Suzhou direct to Honggiao airport? how long does it take? Which is closer to Suzhou, Honggiao or Pudong airport? Thanks |
| Jun 17, 2008 12:26 | #17 |
| If you're arriving at Pudong airport, just fly to Beijing or Xi'an, whichever you prefer. Probably not worth the trouble of coming into town to take a train, and you'd have to wait quite a few hours for the overnight train anyway. I haven't been to Huashan but I doubt it's "easy" for a daytrip, especially considering the difficulty and amount of people. It seems that you're really not interested in walking/climbing. No offence but I would then advise you NOT to bother visiting any mountains in China. It's a waste of time and money (especially the latter). For the "city stopover sight", I would recommend that you try Shanghai Museum which's in People's Square. There's left luggage service there for free IIRC, or you could also detour to the main train station to leave your luggage there. No lockers at either, but there's left-luggage service at both. Yes, there're buses for Suzhou -- Hongqiao/Pudong airport. Hongqiao is closer. I think it takes about 2-3 hours depending on traffic conditions. Any more queries, please email directly to yahoo.com|ellyse99 and put "TravelChinaGuide" and your own username (eg DannSara) in the subject line, thanks. |
| Aug 15, 2008 15:17 | #18 |
| GUESTALEX | Your blog is interesting! Keep up the good work! |
| Aug 16, 2008 00:53 | #19 |
| Eh... this is NOT a blog. This is a forum thread. |
| Aug 17, 2008 09:43 | #20 |
| GUEST89114 | I am at Guangzhou & I want to travel to Wenzhou, Huangyan and Zhangjiagang City, please guide, me what will be the better way |
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