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i just came back from a 2 week trip from china?

December 18, 2011 / / 2 Comments

Question by : i just came back from a 2 week trip from china?
ok i live in america and just went to china and got back a few days before. so i have a couple of issues right now. im still jetlagged so i have to be able to get over that quickly before school starts in 4 days. i basically wake up at aroun 2 in the morning and go back to sleep and wake up again later and then i cant sleep for about an hour then i end up falling back to sleep and waking up really late. another problem is that i have that weird feeling you get when you get back from a long vacation and you feel weird and out of it. but i cant stand that feeling and i get it all the time considering that i take many big trips. i need help on how to get rid of that feeling and the jet lag but i know that once i came back from a 1 week cruise and the next day school started so i didnt get that feeling at all. but now i know i have to suffer 4 moredays but im gonna go to a different school and thats also bringing me more pressure. so i really wanna get rid of both the jet lag and the weird feeling so i can enjoy the last 4 days before a long school year starts instead of suffer them. and i have absolutly no idea on what catagory this should be in so it might be really stupid.
and im also having trouble sleeping cuz its day there when its night here so any tips on that?

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Answer by chen2001md
“Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a new study from the Harvard Medical School. This discovery can drastically improve a person’s ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts.

Scientists have long known that our circadian rhythm is regulated by our exposure to light. Now they have found a second “food clock” that takes over when we are hungry. This mechanism probably evolved to make sure starving mammals don’t go to sleep when they should be foraging for food.”

You could give it a try. Although I have always gotten jet let over on the plane by just not sleep at all, then when I arrive in the states, I am so tired that I pass out right away. Of course, it is always harder to get over it when you come back to the United States because you are “not loosing” anytime when you come back. Good luck.

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Planning Family Trip to China?

December 6, 2011 / / 9 Comments

Question by Dafan: Planning Family Trip to China?
My adventurous family and I are planning a trip to China in June 2010. We are planning to arrange all travel ourselves and stay in non-Western hotels. I’m a teacher, and I hope to see the sights while avoiding (to the greatest extent) having a typical tourist experience. I especially hope to get a sense of China’s past (philosophies, history) vs. her present/future, and to be an observer of Chinese “life”.

I would love to hear advice from experienced travelers to China! Here’s our basic itinerary. I’m struggling over whether to stay in Guilin or just go to Yongshuo instead. Thoughts??

Beijing – 5 days (4 nights) – Great Wall, Forbidden City/Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Back Lakes, Daoist/Buddhist temples, Panjiayuan Jiuhuo Shichang Shopping District

Xi’an – 1.5 days (2 nights) – Terracotta Warriors, City Wall/Muslim Quarter, Wild Goose Pagoda, museum

Shanghai – 3 days (3 nights) The only guided tour I have planned is in Shanghai (includes Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens, Jade Buddha, Pudong, Xin Tiandi, People’s Square). Also plan to see Old Chinese City, French Concession, take the Maglev train, and am debating the Huangpu River Cruise

Guilin/Yongshuo – 1.5 days (2 nights) Don’t know which one to see, but I want to do the Li River Cruise. I’ve heard it’s 1/2 the cost if you start in Yongshuo.

Hong Kong – 4 days (4 nights) Repulse Bay, beach, Lantao Island, ???

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Answer by Collen
That’s an ambitious itinerary! How old are your children? Traveling in China can be very tiring, regardless of your age, but your children may need more downtime than you, especially while they’re adjusting to the time difference. As China Traveler pointed out, your hectic schedule doesn’t leave much time for interaction with Chinese. One activity I would suggest is to take in some parks — Beijing has wonderful parks and you might want to go early some morning (say 6 a.m.-ish) to view all the activity such as ballroom dancing and exercises that go on. Later in the day, parks could provide a chance for your kids to play with Chinese kids (if it’s after school or on a weekend) and for you to interact with their parents. Language could be a problem, but smiles go a long way!

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Q&A: Which to skip on china trip cuz of time. Yangtze river cruise(3dys), Hong Kong(out of way) Guilin(Li river) ?

June 21, 2011 / / 5 Comments

Question by Gavin Smith: Which to skip on china trip cuz of time. Yangtze river cruise(3dys), Hong Kong(out of way) Guilin(Li river) ?
We’re already going to Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an. Can only go to 2 of the 3(Guiling/yangshuo, hong kong, yangtze cruise from yaching to chongqing) Guilin seems to be a top tourist attraction with the Li river cruise(4 hours) and Yangshuo not too far away that has many natural attractions(rice paddy fields, mountains), hong kong i left out at first but friends wanna go. Yangtze river cruise seems least exciting but 3rd longest river in the world and 3 gorges dam is one of engineering wonders.

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Answer by Kate likes Nikon 🙂
Yangtze river, i would miss out on. The amount of scum & slim that has piled up behind the 3 gorges dam over the years is ridiculous, it’s really affected the nature and beauty. The Guilin is a proper wonder, fabulous.

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