Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.

This is a Chinese hotel in Nepal. It is run by Chinese, the staff is predominantly Chinese, and 99% of the clientele is Chinese. I mention this because if you're...

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

This is the highlight of Chengdu, and should be on anyone's top 5 list of attractions for China.  It's the largest ECO-park for Giant Pandas in the world. The park itself...

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Rating: out of 5 stars.

We didn't stay here, but we heard good things so I picked up a brochure. There is also Dragon Town Restaurant and Dragon Town tour agency with the hostel....

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

Definitely a backpacker friendly hostel... free internet, free music downloading, large rooms, and friendly (if overworked) staff. Feeling comfortable in a place is subjective. We were turned off by the...

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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.

Embroidery shops really are a dime a dozen in Thamel. This very run of the mill shop provided average service and average merchandise at lower than average prices. If you're...

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