Hi guys, thanks for your warm welcome to the site. I have been writing to the two ladies in Shenyang since early July. So not that long, but long enough to earn some trust and get to know them. Call me crazy, but I am also corresponding with one in Changsha, so I am going to catch a train to Beijing, then fly to Changsha. I hope I can get the assistance I need to book my train trips and flights when I get over there. I have a BBK 103 translator and am learning some basic phrases. Should be enough to get me into trouble! What is the best process for booking train tickets? One of the ladies is meeting me at the airport at Shenyang and she is from the BeijingOUI Culture and Information Centre, so I think she will be on her own, which I am okay with. She is very keen to spend time with me and knows she is not the only woman I am meeting in Shenyang. I will probably put a message up on this site when I get settled in Shenyang.