http://site.chinafinds.com/travel Travel China and Beyond! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:18:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I was on the flight to China, while in Austin, TX suddenly the winter brought a white surprise -- SNOW!!! The tail tail signs of the snow started while I was in the plane on the tarmac at the Austin Airport waiting to take off for Dallas.... We ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/03/who-says-austin-texas-does-not-get-snow-look-at-the-photos/ This is my second posting from Qingdao -- I spent three days here and enjoyed a stay at the Grand Regency Hotel on Hong Kong Street (丽晶大酒店), which is a nice hotel for the price. The rooms are large and nicely furnished (although the overall furnishings are a bit ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/03/more-about-qingdao-a-winter-day-in-this-interesting-city/ As you can tell from many of our postings we have lived in China for a number of years, having come and gone a number of times. Many things about life in the country are changing very fast and to the better -- the quality of life is definitely ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/03/taxi-cabs-in-beijing-qingdao-and-other-cities-for-that-matter/ Earlier today I landed in Qingdao following a brief flight from Beijing. I was greeted by the a very cold winter Qingdao day -- temperature of 1C. Of course I flew in from Beijing, which is not exactly a balmy place either, so I should not be complaining ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/03/qingdao-first-review-since-2006-jimo-shopping-area/ Recently, we found ourselves in the market for a new compact digital camera to be able to use on trips where our beloved Nikon D90 was not an option due to luggage space constraints. Our local Costco had a good deal on two promising looking compact digital cameras: ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/02/compact-digital-camera-wars-lumix-vs-coolpix/ The questions about how to get from Hong Kong Airport to Shenzhen and back keep coming up in various forums. Even now that there are direct flights from Taiwan to China (rather than via Hong Kong) the topic is still active. The fact is there is still a ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/02/more-updates-on-travel-tofrom-hong-kong-airport-to-shezhen/ Just recently I was scanning through the videos we had taken during various times in Beijing and came across an interesting one (not great quality unfortunately -- the evening we took the video we had just a small pocket digital camera with us which had basic video functions). That ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/01/street-performer-off-wangfujing/ If you are visiting Las Vegas and are looking for things to do with your family or friends you may be tempted to visit the Ethel M Chocolate Factory. After all it is advertised and promoted as "quite an adventure in various Las Vegas related travel sites. ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/01/review-of-ethel-m-chocolate-factory-and-cactus-gardens/ Well folks, the Christmas and New Year's holidays are almost over - literally a few hours left of the weekend and the first work day of the new decade starts - tomorrow is January 4th....But in the next few hours I will try to catch up on posting photos and ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/01/trip-to-zion-national-park-from-las-vegas/ One album is from photos taken in Las Vegas (various hotels and exhibits) and one album with a bunch of photos from Zion National Park. The Park is stunning. I will write more about it in the next 2 days or so. For time being enjoy ... http://site.chinafinds.com/travel/2010/01/the-first-set-of-photos-are-active-on-the-web-two-albums/