Comments on: How to avoid a taxing experience http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/ Giant on the move Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:37:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Fabien Klein http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-4059 Fabien Klein Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:22:23 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-4059 Chengdu’s foremost expatriate services company, our representatives include fluent speakers of Chinese, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Our clients can rest assured knowing that Klein Consulting can provide them with a comprehensive solution. Chengdu’s foremost expatriate services company, our representatives include fluent speakers of Chinese, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Our clients can rest assured knowing that Klein Consulting can provide them with a comprehensive solution.

]]> By: Dennis Meijer http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-444 Dennis Meijer Tue, 06 May 2008 06:57:55 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-444 Thank you for the information, when i was in Chengdu your book really helped me, I speak some Chinese but the drivers here couldn't understand me :) your Taxibook was realy helpfull and realy helped me to find the western food that I was craving for for so long. Thank you for the information, when i was in Chengdu
your book really helped me, I speak some Chinese but
the drivers here couldn’t understand me :)
your Taxibook was realy helpfull and realy helped me to
find the western food that I was craving for for so long.

]]> By: Samuel van Bunningen http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-279 Samuel van Bunningen Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:24:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-279 Another great product I found was the Taxi-Book. I read on their website (www.taxi-book.com) they introduce the same concept all over China. I think these kind of products can definitely improve the quality of my life in China. I hope more of these innovations come up. Another great product I found was the Taxi-Book. I read on their website (www.taxi-book.com) they introduce the same concept all over China. I think these kind of products can definitely improve the quality of my life in China. I hope more of these innovations come up.

]]> By: peter kuppens http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-277 peter kuppens Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:30:10 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-277 please take a look at www.taxi-book.com 31 cities in China please take a look at http://www.taxi-book.com 31 cities in China

]]> By: Andrew Galbraith http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-236 Andrew Galbraith Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:20:45 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-236 Even better than the Elantras are the Sonatas. They are also Hyundais, but are one step up — some even have rear-seat armrests. I try to avoid the Citroens when I can. To me, they're often more cramped than the womb-like Xialis used to be. Your post also leaves out one very reasonable alternative to taking cabs everywhere: buying a bike. The last time I was in Beijing for a week, I bought a bike for about RMB400 and sold it at the end of the week for RMB300. Only RMB100 for a full week's transportation, no traffic jams and a bit of exercise, too. The distances aren't as bad as you might think: a ride half-way across the city from the embassy district in Dongzhimen up to Wudaokou only takes about 45 minutes. That's not that much longer than it takes in a cab in moderate traffic. In heavy traffic, the bike can be quite a bit faster! Even better than the Elantras are the Sonatas. They are also Hyundais, but are one step up — some even have rear-seat armrests. I try to avoid the Citroens when I can. To me, they’re often more cramped than the womb-like Xialis used to be.

Your post also leaves out one very reasonable alternative to taking cabs everywhere: buying a bike. The last time I was in Beijing for a week, I bought a bike for about RMB400 and sold it at the end of the week for RMB300. Only RMB100 for a full week’s transportation, no traffic jams and a bit of exercise, too.

The distances aren’t as bad as you might think: a ride half-way across the city from the embassy district in Dongzhimen up to Wudaokou only takes about 45 minutes. That’s not that much longer than it takes in a cab in moderate traffic. In heavy traffic, the bike can be quite a bit faster!

]]> By: stonecai http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-216 stonecai Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:34:46 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-216 be wary about the counterfeits money. Some drivers will give counterfeits money as changes because they know foreigners may not tell the difference from the truth. So you'd better keep some changes with you. be wary about the counterfeits money. Some drivers will give counterfeits money as changes because they know foreigners may not tell the difference from the truth. So you’d better keep some changes with you.

]]> By: Lee Mack http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-174 Lee Mack Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:04:08 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-174 O ye who would wax so knowledgistically of Beijing should know that City Weekend is way more popular than Time Out at present and right up there with TBJ which is NO LONGER even called That's Beijing! Of even more relevance is www.cityweekend.com.cn which is EASILY the best listings-events-entertainment website in English in China. O ye who would wax so knowledgistically of Beijing should know that City Weekend is way more popular than Time Out at present and right up there with TBJ which is NO LONGER even called That’s Beijing! Of even more relevance is http://www.cityweekend.com.cn which is EASILY the best listings-events-entertainment website in English in China.

]]> By: shimmy http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-165 shimmy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:55:05 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/02/28/how-to-avoid-a-taxing-experience/#comment-165 Another reason to have small bills on you - if you have a driver make change for you he might try to pass a fake bill back to you. Be wary of really worn, tattered bills. Don't take them, just insist you want a new one. Another reason to have small bills on you - if you have a driver make change for you he might try to pass a fake bill back to you. Be wary of really worn, tattered bills. Don’t take them, just insist you want a new one.

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