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Recognise this beach?

Big plans for Easter. I've sent Steve an email about it. And I could have done it here. Will do next time! Kate x

Boxing Day. Piles of books on Shanghai amongst the torn paper. Thanks for the flight tips Marion. I'll be onto it this week. Very very exciting.

Kate x

25th Jan

Talking of beaches, we all love water. And as in France, our regular holiday destination, we aren't surrounded by wetness, we wondered if you might recommend a beach, or watering place for us to splash in for a few days. In general, Chinese beach resorts we have checked out look a bit, well, crowded?? Also internal flights. Is it really £200 return per ticket Shanghai to Beijing as described in our guide book? If so That's Not Cheap! Night train?

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Dad's birthday Saturday. He's pretty chipper about it and already talking about his 82nd. Did you know he's virtually given up drinking? It really suits him.

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Hi Marion here. I just looked on www.9588.com (local online flights) and saw that a return to Beijing is about 180 pounds sterling. That's expensive. The train is cheaper, also because children under 120 cm tall travel for free and children between 120-150 cam tall get half price. A trainticket (soft sleeper, 4 berths to a cabin) would cost about 100 pounds per person return, with Rosie going for free, but I think she'd have to share a bed. Great website for trains: www.seat61.com

I also saw a return ticket to Guilin (Yangshuo comes highly recommended for families with children, there's fun water too!), for about GBP 110 return.

I can advise you not to wait too long booking flights and other arrangements. There are a billion Chinese out there, who have recently discovered the joys of tourism... I'd be happy to book for you and pay in advance in cash, so that the tickets get delivered to us. Just let us know.

Just got back from Delhi, it was 'amazing'. Used that word far too often, am very sick of it now, but how else to describe this place? Food was out of this world. didn't get sick.