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[quote=MIRANDAZHAO,244910]Having dined at some of the best restaurants in China, I know how wonderful the food can be. And I am sorry that my fellow travelers did not have this experience. It is hard to believe that it was statistically possible to have had almost the exact same meal twice a day for so many days. In Guillon, where we stayed for only two days, we ate at the same restaurant twice in 36 hours. The meals and restaurants might have been chosen based on cost. We had lots of bones and very little protein in our meals. Sometimes we had potatoes in a casserole, French fries (is this native Chinese food?) and another potato dish. One day, six out of eight people at my lunch table had brought food from breakfast wrapped in napkins to lunch. The hotels started charging extra for breakfast boxes so people could take food with them. Even though people claimed to be hungry at meals, they did not eat much of the food served from the lazy Susans that revolved in the center of each table. In Hong Kong, a culinary capital, they took us to the same restaurant twice in a short two-day trip. What could there be that make it so good except the price? To me, that was an ominous sign. I skipped both those meals.The cheaper late night flight to Hong Kong that we were booked on was delayed and we arrived at 2AM. The only thing open besides our hotel was the sex shop across the street. But by that time all anyone could think of was a cold shower. But the absolute worst thing that happened was one hot, sweaty afternoon when several older people decided not to climb into the cave in Guillon. Five people were locked in the bus with the air-conditioning turned off and could not get the driver's attention. No air, no bathroom and no way out for 90 minutes. Imagine if someone had a heatstroke, turista, or worse? WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU SEND YOUR CHECK IN TO A TOUR COMPANY Find out what hotels will be used. Check out the hotels in a guidebook. Ask to talk to people who have done the tour recently. Ideally get a list. Try to get a firm schedule. If the tour company waffles, that is a clue. Find out how many tour leaders will be assisting the number of people on your group. If you are traveling with a group coordinated by an organization, find out who actually experienced the tour and ask them a few questions. If your leader has not been there, double-check everything yourself. Ask for an 800 number or alternate contact to notify if you have a problem while on the tour. BOOK TO READ BEFORE YOU GO ON A TOUR Bags Out At Seven: A Tale of Too Many Cities by Robert Globerman (Highbridge Press, $16.95 list price)[/quote]
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