This tour is modular. Along the way there is only one other American couple, there is a couple from Mexico, and lots of Australians. A short night at the our hotel in Hong Kong, an exchange of luggage with the Concierge and then Pat and I catch a flight to Shanghai. Our northern tour will take us to Shanghai, Beijing and Xian then back to Hong Kong-planes and busses and a train, no bikes. We board a Boeing 767 that is only a few months old.
All domestic flights are non-smoking.
Safety announcements and seat belt signs are turned on for take-off and sometimes for landings. The flight to Shanghai has a Chinese movie with sub-titles in Chinese characters and English. In each city, a local guide meets us at the airport, gets us to our hotel, takes us sightseeing and gets us back to the airport. All of our hotels on the northern tour are excellent. The oldest is less than two years old.