TOP 15 ASIA'S MOST VISITED TOURIST ATTRACTIONS on Apr 11, 2009 in Travel Tips / Information Korea tourist attraction Hong Kong China Asia Taiwan Japan Here's a guide to the Top 15 Asia's Most Visited Tourist Attractions that I found on the web. Try to visit these sites if you have the chance to travel to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea. Rank No. 1 - JAPAN: Tokyo Disneyland / To...
SHANGHAI PUDONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2 on Apr 7, 2009 in China Shanghai Airlines / Airports Shanghai Pudong International Airport After our amazing China trip (Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Nanjing), it was time for our return flight home to the Philippines. At Shanghai Pudong International Airport, we were surprised to get a free wireless Internet access inside Terminal 2 acr...
NANJING CITY Part 3 on Apr 5, 2009 in Nanjing Mausoleum China Train Station Attraction Next we headed to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum, a famous site located at the southern foot of Purple Mountain. It houses the remains of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the great revolutionary forerunner of China. Again, because of our very limited time we just had a...
NANJING CITY Part 2: THE NANJING MASSACRE MEMORIAL HALL on Apr 3, 2009 in Nanjing China Memorial hall The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall Since time was very precious, taxi was by far our best option. Our first stop was the The Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall and Museum located at Shui Xi Men Da Jie (free admission). This is the memorial hall to the victims in the Nanjing massacre, also...
NANJING CITY Part 1 on Apr 2, 2009 in Nanjing China Shanghai Train In the morning, we took a side trip to Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province in China. Fortunately we got the "Soft Seat" round trip ticket (112 Yuan one-way per person from Shanghai). We found out later that getting a soft seat ticket will usual...
NANJING CITY on Apr 1, 2009 in Nanjing China Shanghai Train In the morning, we took a side trip to Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province in China. Fortunately we got the "Soft Seat" round trip ticket (112 Yuan one-way per person from Shanghai). We found out later that getting a soft seat ticket will usual...
LIANHUA on Mar 29, 2009 in China Shanghai Food Restaurant Shanghai Eating Places I thought finding a cheap meal would be a challenge in Pudong area. Good thing, Lianhua (a budget eatery that sits alongside with some of the local small shops), is just a few minutes walk from Eton Hotel.We wanted to be a bit more adventurous, so we...
LANZHOU LAMIAN on Mar 29, 2009 in China Shanghai Food Restaurant Shanghai Eating Places I thought finding a cheap meal would be a challenge in Pudong area. Good thing, Lanzhou Lamian (a budget eatery that sits alongside with Lianhua mini mart and some of the small shops), is just a few minutes walk from Eton Hotel. We wanted to be a b...
LANZHOU LAMIAN on Mar 29, 2009 in China Shanghai Food Restaurant Shanghai Eating Places I thought finding a cheap meal would be a challenge in Pudong area. Good thing, Lanzhou Lamian (a budget eatery that sits alongside with Lianhua mini mart and some of the small shops), is just a few minutes walk from Eton Hotel.We wanted to be a bit...
COSTA COFFEE on Mar 25, 2009 in Coffee Shop China Shanghai Adjoining the Eton hotel in Shanghai is Costa Coffee, an Italian-style coffee chain and a subsidiary of the Whitbread company. On the downside, the shop was always closed when we visited them twice. So, we never really got the chance to sample the li...