http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo Always on the road, Shanghai now. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:55:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Want to bring one home while you are in China? http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/ceramic-water-cube-of-beijing-olympic-game.html It is coming true in year 2008! I have been longing to go to Taiwan for a long time, especially when it was not possible for a common Mainland China citizen in the purpose of tourism. Now it is possible, after the talk between two parties across the Taiwan Strait ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/going-to-taiwan-is-no-longer-a-dream-for-chinese.html The new Shanghai landmark is going to be completed: A closed look at the top. it is going to be completed. Take a look at it in last Dec. here. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/shanghai-world-financial-center-is-going-to-be-completed.html A friend of mine is asking for my advise on which island to go for a vacation as she knows I enjoy doing the trip research. June 17 2008 will be the day that Chinese tourists can land in US with a legitimated "leisure travel" visas, although the visa type ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/deciding-which-island-to-go-in-hawaii.html I had a trip to Beijing about two weeks' ago and stayed at a hotel called TravelerInn Huaqiao Hotel (旅居北京华侨饭店) that might has the same density of foreigners as other 5 stars Beijing Hotels. This hotel is located northeast corner of the Second Ring Rd. in Beijing. It is 10 minutes ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/a-foreigner-friendly-budget-hotel-in-beijing.html Thanks to elliottng for his post of  Memories of Hong Kong in June of ‘89 on CNReviews, he reminded me the important day (today) in 19 years' ago 1989. It may be the most historical event in my life so far although I was too young to fully understand what ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/19-years-ago-on-today.html Last December, China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) added the United State into the official tourism destination list reported by XinhuaNet. Early this month, CNTA head Qiwei Shao (邵琪伟) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez announced that Chinese citizens will be able to travel to US in tours ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/are-you-ready-for-chinese-tourists-us-travel-agents.html Uptake.com launched its public beta version on May 14. Users can search "hotel" and "things to do" with a theme-based filter, such as family friendly, pet friendly and even girls getaway. It is a travel planning service. Budget Travel called it "a clever twist on travel planning". Read Write ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/vacation-search-engine-uptakecom-launched.html This is the first image sent from the 5.12 Sichuan earthquake center Wenchuan by a Xinhua reporter at 12pm May 14 2008. Kids are expecting... Relief for Wenchuan Earthquake Needed:  CN Reviews has an up-to-date list of more than 24 charities that involved in helping Sichuan earthquake. Choose the way ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/first-image-from-wenchuan-after-earthquake.html A terrible tragedy- a 7.8 earthquake happend in Wenchuan, Sichuan province China at 2:38pm on May 12 2008. More than 9000 death have been reported on May 13 2008 7am. More than 60,000 people were trapped and disconnected. China national TV station CCTV news channel broadcasts the after-tragedy ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Grigo/reschedule-your-trip-to-sichuan-yunnan-shanxi-and-gansu-in-china.html