![]() There were also a few times where there was definitely a small gap in English. There was less from Lisa in terms of anecdotes and I even caught her a few times taking photos of info plaques to presumably memorize for later. Now where Lisa could've improved I thought was that often times while at a certain site, she wasn't that great with being proactive about continuing the conversation about where we were at and diving a little deeper. There was also never any expectation to pay for dinner as it felt like they much preferred eating on their own but we did end up treating them to a few meals. One of the nice things was that our van was stocked with water although they had this strange tasting soda water that I just couldn't get used to. Typically before getting to each place she'd give us a detailed rundown of the history of the location and from there she'd answer any questions that we had.ĭriver wise, he was quiet throughout but he efficiently got us from place to place, dropping us as close to the entrance as possible and picking us up on time. She was quite knowledgeable about everywhere we went to and was incredibly accommodating in terms of our (really my) pace and what we wanted to see. Post-trip feedback: As our first guide of the trip, I thought Lisa was pretty good throughout the trip. In the end, we were able to negotiate something that worked for us but as you can see her prices are a lot higher than Michael in Xi'an. Strange that it varies so much from city to city. Guides just do the talking but not the driving. We were also a bit puzzled by the need to pay for both a guide and a van but after doing some research it looks like that's how most guides are in Luoyang. Pre-trip feedback: Compared to Michael, Lisa was a little slower to respond and not as easy to communicate with. Did she wipe out the competition some how? :O) TripAdvisor forum thread: Lisa, An Excellent Tour Guide for Luoyang and Shaolin (I'll be honest I looked pretty hard to find alternatives but Lisa's really done an excellent job at being pretty much the only player in town.
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