Heading to China in the year of the Dragon? Seek out Shangdong – steeped as it is in myth and supernatural allure
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We’ve known for some time that security systems will toughen. Now we have helpful guidance from the European Union on what will be expected.
I am grateful to the Datanomy Googlegroup and Jeremy Phillips in particular for guidance on how the EU sees the subject of fingerprints.
Boutique hotel experts Mr & Mrs Smith have sifted through the schmaltz to find Valentine’s packages that will really set hearts aflutter (and won’t involve soggy petals clogging the plughole). Here are 10 hot properties that offer something a little bit different…
Heading to China in the year of the Dragon? Seek out Shangdong – steeped as it is in myth and supernatural allure
From the website:
“This site explains what you have to do to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret into (or back into) the UK through the Pet Travel Scheme (or PETS for short) without putting it into quarantine. It also explains the requirements for bringing many other types of pet animals into the UK. This site also tells you about quarantine in the UK for animals that don’t qualify for PETS. Printable factsheets are available for both vets and the public.”
The 274 room, 36 suite St Regis Tianjin has just opened in the Heping district of Tianjin – Beijing’s port city neighbour. CD-Traveller tells you how to get the most of out the maritime city, regardless of whether you have one day or four.
For those who have been lucky enough to get tickets the London 2012 Olympics, the next challenge for most is going to be finding a place to stay. Richard Hirson from onefinestay has some suggestions
Many British readers might not have come across Rick Steves. An American travel guide writer, he specialises in Europe and spends many months over here each year searching out the new and the interesting for his readers and TV viewers. As an outsider, he sees and reports things that we may not pay as much attention to. In the last fortnight , writing in a syndicated column that appears in many newspapers in America he has highlighted what he recommends for the UK this year.
Our China correspondent on the pros and cons of using a guidebook in Beijing
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