Flights are booked for China

By Confused Laowai | Date: May 22nd, 2011 | Category: Culture

Yesterday I finally booked my tickets to China.

I’ll be going to China from 21 June till 12 July. Three weeks. My plans have changed a bit since my previous post. Instead of entering the country from Hong Kong, I’ll be going in and out of China via Shanghai. This choice was made because of financial issues and some logical ones.

When I land in Shanghai on 22 June, I’m taking a domestic flight (lots cheaper than flying from Hong Kong, because Hong Kong is seen as International) to Xiamen to spend time with my girlfriend and their mates while they study there for a summer school. There I’ll spend a week or so, dates still pending. Then going back to Shanghai to explore the area. I might go to Beijing for a weekend to visit friends, or even pop out to other cities for day trips close by.

However, the plans inside the country are very flexible and going to use it that way. I found a super budget airline, Spring Airlines that makes flying cheap and quick. Yeah, I reckon they’d have some problems now and then, but it sounds pretty nifty. I might even pop through to Guilin like previously planned, but that depends on my budget! :/

I’m really amped and will keep you updated on my itinerary. Now to get my Visa sorted!

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  • http://casinoviembre.wordpress.com/ adriana

     Lucky you! I envy you. I’ll have to wait until September, but I hope I can go to China too. I am not going with a return ticket, though

  • http://niel.delarouviere.com NielDLR

    I love China too much haha. So I have these cravings for it.
    AND
    I need to practice my Chinese. So this trip is work and play. :)
    Where are you going in September?

  • Carl Hoopingarner

     Just got back from a dinner, people talking politics in Chinese, way above my level but I got some good listening practice. I love China as well, haven’t been home in years so I hope my proxy can connect to that link you left, could use a good cheap ticket back home this summer. 

  • http://niel.delarouviere.com NielDLR

    That link is good for domestic flights! Very cheap.

  • http://www.ryan-mclaughlin.com Ryan

    Enjoy the trip man. I hear Xiamen is great. If for some random reason you find yourself in Haikou give a shout.

  • http://niel.delarouviere.com NielDLR

    Yeah, have been Googling Xiamen. It looks great! Really wanna see how the
    Chinese cities at sea are like.
    If I am, I’ll give a shout for sure.

  • jackling

    Welcome to China.欢迎来到中国！I’m Chinese from Beijing.