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international
trip journal
DID YOU
KNOW?
THE JADE BUDDHA IN THE TEMPLE OF THE SAME NAME IN SHANGHAI STANDS 1.92M
HIGH AND WEIGHS A WHOPPING 1 TON.
Check out
Katara (
katara.
net
), a cultural
village. Stroll around The
Pearl-Qatar, walk or cruise
the Corniche, have a picnic
at the Museum of Islamic
Art Park or go sand-dune
bashing and picture-
taking with the camels. For
casual dining, go to Afghan
Brothers at Al Nasr St.
Lloyd Denny Estoperez
banker
Doha
Area code
+974
Touchdown
Hamad International
Airport
Get to town via
taxi
The Bund,
Oriental Pearl
TV Tower, Yu
Gardens, Jade Buddha
Temple and Shanghai
Museum are must-sees.
In the evening, go on the
Huangpu river night cruise
.
Try Shanghainese cuisine
at Xing Hua Lou (Fuzhou
Road) or Lvbo Lang
(Yuyuan Road).
Shifang Peng
graduate student
Shanghai
Area code
+86 (21)
Touchdown
Shanghai Pudong
International Airport
Get to town via
airport taxi, maglev,
bus, hotel service
Check in at
the Grand
Continental
Service Apartments
(grandcontinentalservice.
com). Find a lot of good
restaurants along Beijing
Road like Tiger Prawn and
Tang Tang Creative Desserts.
My favorite is Daiwo
Revolving Sushi on Huifu
East Road.
ChelseaMarguerite Arcilla
civil engineer
Guangzhou
Area code
+86 (20)
Touchdown
Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport
Get to town via
taxi, bus, Airport
Express
