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I am moving back to the USA. I have books to ships and clothes--not much else. I do not want to USA Fed-Ex or other forms of air freight as it is too expensive. And I can wait three months for my stuff to arrive in the USA.

What model trucks were used by the US army in the ETO? Any nicknames for them?

I knew this but I can't remember and I am an ocean away from home and my library,

What is the best, in terms of literary merit, translation of the Qu'ran into English?

I am moving from Wuxi to Quanzhou. My apartment at the university will not be readl until mid-August. Where can I find inexpensive accomodation for two?

And any suggestions how to move my books and clothes from Wuxi to Quanzhou would be appreaciated too!

Many thanks. Xie xie.

I know I am naive, but what is meant by a "pink room" in China? I take it it has something to do with sex.

I am hoping to travel to Chongqing for the National Holiday vacation next week. I'll be traveling alone. Any idea where I could find a guide, or perhaps even a company that arranges private tours.

I am flying to Wuhan next month and wish to visit Chengdu as well. Just spent a frustrating time trying to buy a China Southern ticket Wuhan/Chengdu RT via the China web site. In the end, I couldn't work out how to may with my credit card.

Anyway, what is the best way to travel between the two cities? I know there are flights. Are there good train connections?

Any other advice?

Thanks.

I suspect I know the answer to this, but can somebody let me know for sure.

I am looking for a guide when I go to China in early 2008.

Some internet sites have guides.

Other sites have people they call "travel companions." These travel companions are almost always young women, college-age or just a little older, and they are usually quite well-dressed, well-groomed, and beautiful. They look more ready to attend a cocktail party than hike the Great Wall.

My suspician is that these "companions" are not just guides; I can't think of how to put that more delicately.

I do not want to make arrangements expecting one experience and being offered quite a different one!

If anybody can clear this up for me, thank you.

I hope to visit the Ukraine for the first time next month. Can anybody recommend a hotel in Odessa? Activities in Odessa? Can I get by just speaking English? Any and all help will be appreciated. Thank you.

And let's skip the rude stuff some of the children are going to say.

Or anywhere else in the Netherlands?

I love the Indonesian food I've eaten in Amsterdam but it doesn't taste much like the food in Jakarta.

I want to visit Shanghai some time in 2007. I am looking for an English-speaking tour guide who can show me the city, dine with me, and show me some of the night life. I'

d prefer somebody who has studied Chinese culture or the history of Shanghai.

Are there any countries where opium is legal?

Can anybody tell me about Brazilian Christmas? My wife and I like to travel out of the USA for Christmas and prefer to go places where Christmas is more of a public holiday than in the Anglo-American tradition. We have gone several times to Oaxaca, but this year we want to try something new.

The House of Representatives has voted to ban slaughtering horses for food.

I spent a few months in Hong Kong and now I am reading Chinese literature that has been translated into English. I've read writers like Mo Yan, Lao She, and several others, I've even subsscribe to a magazine that prints translated stories. Any recommendations?

What is the best brand of butterscotch candy? And where do you buy it?