Wuhan-Zhuzhou-Jinan Wuhan Did not get much of an impression of this very industrial city on the Yangze river, except that it has a lot of lakes. The weather was wet and foggy the entire time we were there. The hotel we stayed in, albeit briefly, was quite impressive however. Check out the photos if the Lakeview Hotel in the photo album. Our host from Wuhan Line Insulator, Shirley, was quite a firecracker, drinking glass for glass of baí jiú and beer with Dou...

Caught the "G" train out of Suzhou station on Friday afternoon and took it to the central Shanghai station. We waited about 20 minutes in the cab line to get a taxi to the Marriott Courtyard. What an exciting ride. It began quickly when the driver turned the wrong way down a one-way avenue when we left the station garage. From there, it was pretty wild, changing lanes and slamming on the brakes until we got to to the hotel. The guy was talking to himself most...

Whoo hoo, another 14 1/2 hour flight. I've been traveling to China for the last 9 years and its still a long trip. It is a lot easier now that I've done it about 8 times. You learn how to pace yourself and time meals, awake time, and sleeping. The trick is to get ones brain on destination time as soon as possible. That means today I convince myself as soon as I get on the plane late AM Chicago time, that it is really late at night. I'm about to stay awake until 2...