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Tour Boarding Shanghai China

May 7, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

New Startup makes Budget Travel in China a Reality just in time for World Expo 2010 SHANGHAI, CHINA - May 7, 2010 - A new Chinese startup company, Tour Boarding has created a unique opportunity for budget-minded travelers to stay with host families in China for free, in exchange for providing English conversation. Hotel rooms are expensive during the World Expo from May 1 to October 31, 2010 and many are filling up quickly, so founder Ken … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Airport, Budget travel, China, Restaurants, Shanghai, Travel Abroad

Tour Boarding, Shanghai

May 6, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Mr. Chen, the founder of TourBoarding.com recently wrote us and I would like to take this opportunity to spotlight his company. As I recently returned from Beijing I could tell there was a big marketing effort for this expo both in Beijing and in Shanghai. Due to the demand of the expo hotels are bound to be somewhat full during these months. TourBoarding is as taken from their site: "Tourboarding.com offers a new, à la carte, self-design … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Art, Beijing, China, Culture, Music, Shanghai

Planeterra’s Voluntourism

March 23, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Endangered Species, Ancient Culture and Voluntourism Combine in Planeterra's New-for-2010 Project China IRichard G. Edwards, Director Planeterra Phone: 416-260-0999 Email: richard@planeterra.org www.planeterra.org TORONTO, March 23, 2010 - With fewer than 1,000 giant pandas left in the world, travelers on Planeterra's new Project China voluntour will have an opportunity to directly participate in efforts to protect this endangered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Africa, America, Animal Rescue, Asia, Beijing, China, Culinary travel, Culture, History, Monks, Shanghai, Toronto, Volunteer, Wildlife

World’s Tallest Buildings – March 2004

March 1, 2004 by DaveLeave a Comment

World's Tallest Buildings. Currently the tallest building in the world is the Burj Dubai topping out at 818 meters or 2,684 ft. We are still waiting for the first building to top out at 1,000 meters or over, or 3,000 feet or higher! 2. The Shanghai Tower (632 meters) 3. Makkah Clock Royal Tower in Makkah, Saudi Arabia (601 meters) 4. Ping in Shenzhen China (599 meters) 5. Lotte World Tower in Seoul (555 meters) 6. One World Trade Center in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Highlight of the Month · Tagged: Art, Chicago, China, Dubai, Empire State Building, Hong Kong, Korea, New York City, Shanghai, Tallest Building

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