Comments on: Passing the time http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/ Tue, 22 May 2012 22:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liz http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-32807 Liz Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:20:27 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/#comment-32807 Ditto what everyone else is saying about having a second shower, why the hell not have one? Or at the very least, register someplaces on the internet so your friends from across the country can send something they know you'll like.... Ditto what everyone else is saying about having a second shower, why the hell not have one?

Or at the very least, register someplaces on the internet so your friends from across the country can send something they know you’ll like….

]]> By: Dianne http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-32798 Dianne Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:18:24 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/#comment-32798 I have been following your adoption progress for a long time and was so excited when I read a while back about your referral. I haven't commented in a while, but I have definitely been following along and I am very excited for you and your family. I wish you the best in your travels. I have been following your adoption progress for a long time and was so excited when I read a while back about your referral. I haven’t commented in a while, but I have definitely been following along and I am very excited for you and your family. I wish you the best in your travels.

]]> By: Jo http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-32738 Jo Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:14:07 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/#comment-32738 That's almost exactly what we paid for our guides back in November. They were extremely competitive with their price. That’s almost exactly what we paid for our guides back in November. They were extremely competitive with their price.

]]> By: Zoe http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-32731 Zoe Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:33:44 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/#comment-32731 An afterthought: you might consider contacting a Chinatown travel agency to help arrange those services for drivers, translators, etc. It doesn't matter if you don't live in NY/LA/San Francisco etc., you can still use their services. I've found that Chinatown agencies are better connected AND a thousand times cheaper. An afterthought: you might consider contacting a Chinatown travel agency to help arrange those services for drivers, translators, etc. It doesn’t matter if you don’t live in NY/LA/San Francisco etc., you can still use their services. I’ve found that Chinatown agencies are better connected AND a thousand times cheaper.

]]> By: Zoe http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-32730 Zoe Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:29:59 +0000 http://american-family.org/2007/01/31/passing-the-time/#comment-32730 I'm with what Rebecca & the others have said...those prices are way too much! Elong is a good idea. You could also search online at sites like thatsbeijing.com and thatsshanghai.com. I realize you may not be going to those cities, but if you check out the classifieds it might give you a better idea of what fair prices should be like for those services. As for Yangshuo, I stayed in a youth hostel when I was there, just a random place I located from the Lonely Planet. Accomodation shouldn't be a problem and it should be cheap, even if you pick a nicer place than where I stayed. My one bit of assvice for Yangshuo: beware of con artists! There are seemingly friendly women who roam the main street pretending like they want to be your friend, following you around all day, who will then present you with a "tourist fee" for harrassing you all day. It can get ugly. If you go to Guilin, same thing. I was conned twice during my Guilin-Yangshuo trip. Happy travels! :) I’m with what Rebecca & the others have said…those prices are way too much! Elong is a good idea. You could also search online at sites like thatsbeijing.com and thatsshanghai.com. I realize you may not be going to those cities, but if you check out the classifieds it might give you a better idea of what fair prices should be like for those services.

As for Yangshuo, I stayed in a youth hostel when I was there, just a random place I located from the Lonely Planet. Accomodation shouldn’t be a problem and it should be cheap, even if you pick a nicer place than where I stayed. My one bit of assvice for Yangshuo: beware of con artists! There are seemingly friendly women who roam the main street pretending like they want to be your friend, following you around all day, who will then present you with a “tourist fee” for harrassing you all day. It can get ugly. If you go to Guilin, same thing. I was conned twice during my Guilin-Yangshuo trip.

Happy travels! :)

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