Dear Echo

Tai xie xie le. Wo hen kuai le!!!!!
Our holiday in China was a wonderful experience. We met so many beautiful people. We have been to many countries and I can honestly say that the Chinese people we met make it the most friendly country in the world!!

I am so glad that I was able to come to your office to meet you. Despite never seeing you before I felt very relaxed and the impression that I had in my mind of you was totally fulfilled. I feel sad now that I didn't have the courage to ask you if I could take a photo of you but I was conscious that I didn't want to offend you or give you the wrong impression. You are a really warm person and I felt a little sad that it was impossible to make more of a friend of you. But I have been hoping to find a Chinese pen friend and I was wondering if you would think about exchanging letters and e mails with me. As I improve my Chinese I would eventually correspond in both English and Hanyu. I hope you feel able to consider this (my wife, Sue, is ok about me asking this).

I was amazed at the warmth and friendliness of Chinese people. Sue and I have travelled quite extensively and China is by far the best place we have ever been to.

I hope to return to China in the future, and this is likely to be to officiate at major table tennis tournaments. There is a strong possibiity that I may come to Guangzhou next year for the World Championships and to Beijing for the Olympics. If I do I will use Tibettrip for my travel arrangements. Whenever possible I will give your Company the highest recommendation. English companies do offer a good service but one always get the impression that they are only interested in their profit; with TibetTrip I have always had the impression that your prime concern is ensuring that your customers receive the best possible service. I hold your Company in the highest esteem. I will be making appropriate comments on the website VirtualTourist.com

Hope this e mail is not too long.

Your organisation of our tour was superb!!

Take care.

John

  Dear Echo,

We're now back in Hong Kong. Thank you for your superb last minute organisation of a wonderful holiday for us. Everything went beautifully and we thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. Weve recommended your service to our daughter, who will undoubtedly do some China travel in the next few years. She will also have no problem in recommending you to her friends in Hong Kong.

The experience on the boat was fantastic, and the cruise to the Three Gorges was unbelievable. We hope to return in 2010 when everything is complete. Everything was well organised, the guides and drivers and their service exceptional.

Our only problem was how much to tip the drivers and guides. What is this usually?

It was a little difficult, as some guides we only had for a few hours etc, one just to pick up from and take to airport, and others longer. I know that we probably over tipped some and undertipped others, as it was a learning experience for us. The boat was ok, as they gave us the recommended rates.

Our thanks again for all your help. I can just imagine all the organisation that went into the trip from your office. If you ever come to Australia, perhaps we can show you around.

kind regards
Deirdre Adams