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Thread: Have you had the same situation in China?
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[quote=FAITHGITA,413697]Yes, this is also happened to us. We travel to China in September 2010 with Travel China Guide and majority of the stay in the country was organized. One afternoon we make decision for the driver to drop us at the famous Silk Market in Beijing. We was well prepared with a note from the tour guide in Chinese for directions to our hotel also with the business card from the hotel. After shopping we went down the street near the store to take a taxi. Many taxis stop but no one would like to take us to Holiday Inn Central Plaza. We didn't understand why... After waiting for 30-40 minutes and many taxis went by we start walking. At one point we stop near some government official building many taxis was dropping their clients there. At this place we was also unsuccessful to get a taxi, so we start walking again. Many vacant taxis stop but no one was willing to take us. This was a great disappointment. We was about 20-30 minutes drive from the hotel. We don't know how to get to the hotel except with taxi. We don't speak any Chinese for public transportation and we was thinking that was the problem. We kept walking and stopping taxis all of the vacant once stop but after seen the hotel name took off. Finally we was near very nice hotel and I went inside and told the reception desk manager that we are lost and need a taxi to take us to Holiday Inn Central Plaza. I please for help. Manager was the only one speaking english. He call bellboy to get us a taxi. Very interesting the first taxi that came took us. The driver was very pleasant he didn't speak any english but we didn't care. Took us 3 hours 25 minutes to beg for taxis and 30 minutes ride. We was late for dinner. Our dinner was pre-paid and schedule from the tour company at the hotel. We was back at the hotel at 9:40 PM. How I just think about the experience but then I was upset. [/quote]
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