Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing: The Ultimate Guide for People Who Love to Shop

by Suzy Gershman

Book Overview

Suzy shops the world -- with dachshund Toffee in tow -- to find the world's best shopping buys, and passes her discoveries along to you This is the 24th year of this series, and with a new cover and interior design -- including Shop Talk industry gossip, Best Bets picks, Shopping Adventure travel tips, and more -- it has never looked better. Suzy even personalizes her maps with "hand-written" notes, as if she were writing tips on a napkin for you...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470537698
• ISBN13: 9780470537695
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Frommer's
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.5" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Finding the best gifts

This is an informative and helpful book for people who like to find the best gifts in Hong Kong, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, and Beijing.

Amazing!

I am a big fan of Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop books. The first one I bought was Born to Shop Italy, and it was priceless. And Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing was just as useful. Not only does it have info on shopping, but also tips on where to stay, restaurants, etc. They are a great starting point for any trip.

An invaluable romp through Asia

I don't like to shop, but I loved this book. In my experience it's accurate and on-target for Beijing, HK and Hanoi (which is included). It's full of practical information (consider going to Asia via Tel Aviv on El Al -- who knew?) and points out the distinctions betweeen confusing names e.g. Shanghai Museum and Shanghai Art Museum, two different places. The information on visas, travel and shipping is sensible and matches my experiences in Asia. The writing style is punchy and entertaining (e.g. "Rental cars: You have to be kidding, right?") so like all the best travel books, it's worth reading even if you never leave home.

Indispensible shopping guide for a China Trip

I just returned from a tour of China and this book was a tremendous resource and was the most popular book on the tour. We used it to have a fun shopping trip to the Pearl Market in Beijing and found it a useful resource for items to buy all over China. It had a good section on price bargaining and some helpful tips on transportation within the three cities. China had great prices and wonderful buys. This book is a must have for your trip to China.

Nice guide for us shopaholics.

I purchased Suzy's last edition on Hong Kong, to guide me around this great shopping city. It was very helpful. She tells you the places to forget, and the places not to be missed. When I heard that she was releasing a new edition with Shanghai & Beijing, I purchased it also, for an upcoming trip to Beijing. I was a little disapointed to find that she had trimmed alot off of the Hong Kong section to make room for the mainland cities. But it's still a must have if shopping is on your "to do" list. Suzy seemed to list all the things I wanted to buy on my trip, she does have impecable taste.