Dear Toby,
First of all, let me thank you again, for taking part in our trip in China and making it so special. As we settled back at home, relaxed, and going over and over again on our pictures and memories, we realize how great it was and how much we enjoyed it. Your country is very beautiful and we visited so may nice places. But the best experiences we had, was when you let us pick into the life of the people. The Chinese we met were very nice people, very pleasant and kind and I hope we didn't insult too many of them with our shameless and direct approach.
As I'm writing of direct approach, and as I got the impression that you are very eager to learn and improve, I would like to share with you some of our impressions of the tour. The organization as a whole was professional, accurate and clean. One correction I would have made to our itinerary in China is having a whole day of our own, wondering in the Hutongs of Beijing, no program just dragging along. Personally, we loved the way you matched yourself to our nature and behavior and it made us feel comfortable with you like with a friend. Inviting us to your uncle house and to your father's house, was really more then expected from a tour guide, and probably is part of my writing to you now.
In Shanghai , we met Joy. She is very knowledgeable about the area and tried very much to make us happy, her English is good. She mentioned on the way, that visit in the Zhouzhuang is not in our itinerary, although it was, and as I showed her, that it is in, we stopped and visited there. It is a wonderful place, I'm glad we didn't miss it. We asked her for almost a whole day on our own in Zhouzhuang, just wandering around on ourselves, and it was great. She as well invited us to her home (was it your idea :-))? It was very nice of her and we really enjoyed meeting her family, her beautiful baby, and her very nice and interesting husband. As a whole our experience in Shanghai was very enjoyable. By the way, did we tell you that in the evening of our free day in Suzhou we took a boat ride back to the hotel, and in the dark, the ladies navigating the boat, almost lost the way to the hotel? That was really an experience, and a good laugh.
Lisa Horihowo.
This tour started in Beijing on August 27/2004, ended in Shanghai in September 11/2004. |
Hi Tao,
Excellent tour guide, best English we have encountered, very knowledgable of everything, great sense of humor, great company. Thank you so much, WOW!
Faty Eppley
Address: 436 N 22#4B Ny Ny 100// USA
This tour started in Shanghai on Sep 2/2004, ended in the same day |
There was only 2 people on the tour but there was a lot of food ordered. There was a lot of wasted food. Maybe it would have been better to be able to order ourselves.
Ms. Fionnuala Healy
Finland
This tour started in Yellow Mt on Nov 5/2004, ended on Nov7/2004 |
