hertha

Month: June 2008

  • Hong Kong

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    Hong Kong

    We arrived in Hong Kong with no smiling guide to meet us. We were on our own. It had been raining. I had been thinking of golf. I stopped thinking of golf and soon it stopped raining. After checking in we took the subway to Prince Edward station to visit the Flower Market and the…

  • Beijing

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    Beijing

    We were met at the airport by Jeff who was a fill-in guide (Scott would pick us up in the morning) and the driver Mr. Lee. Our first full day covered the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square and an acrobatic show. 10 years ago when we visited, the sites were a lot less…

  • Personalized e-mails: they cost so little…

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    It’s so nice when a vendor of fine products take the time to send a personal note. It demonstrates how much they care, how much they appreciate you as a customer. I recently received this note: RE: 2008 Chief Marketing Officer’s Summit $795 Special Registration Offer Hello %FIRSTNAME%, I would like to personally invite you…

  • The Yangtze

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    The Yangtze

    We were met at Chongqing International Airport by our guide, Andy, and driver, Mr Wong. We were taken to an old house where we tasted the 16 century life style of the rich and wealthy Chinese. Much of the display was devoted to beds and bedrooms. Apparently the wealthy baron of those times had to…

  • Guilin and Yangshou

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    Guilin and Yangshou

    On arrival we were met by our local guide, Maggie and the driver, Mr.Chan. We checked into our hotel and then had lunch. Guilin is very humid, with temperatures in the high 20’s may be 30’s. It is also rainy season. The combination of these two elements left us with a misty day with low…