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Required travel documents for China

Required travel documents for China: passport [...]

Electric power

Electric power: 220V / 50 Hz [...]

Area code to China

Area code to China: +86 [...]

Weather

Weather: This huge country has every sort of climate from tropical in the south to sub-arctic in the north. Summers in the south are hot and humid, with typhoons on the east coast. The north west has hot dry summers with freezing winters. Temperatures her [...]

Temples: Chinese Temple

Description: I don't remember where this Temple was but it was very dark and very interesting inside! It was almost scarey for me. hahaha Update...I think it is located near Ladder Street...I've finally found my journal from this trip. I have a note abou [...]

Tiny Cubicles -Friendly Traveler and Golden Crown

Accommodation Name: Friendly Traveler and Golden Crown Description: When I returned from my one month in China I wasn't sure what I was going to do so I decided to stay in Hong Kong until I made my decision. I checked into the Friendly Traveler Guest [...]

Economical Rooms = Cheap!! - Boston Guest House

Accommodation Name: Boston Guest House Description: In 1987 some of the cheap traveler ghettos where located in the Nathan Road area. Chungking Mansions was one of the most notorious of these places. The cheaper rooms were located in the upper floors [...]

Toiletries: Stock up on your toilet paper!

If your heading out into rural areas you better stock up on toilet paper if you're not used to cleaning up without it! If you are from the west you might not be satisfied with the "softness" of Chinese toilet paper! hhahaahahaha But it gets the job done.< [...]

Airplane: HKG - TPI - Seoul - Anch - Ny Return Part 2

So here I am flying all the way to New York with just a few dollars to my name!! When I arrived I tried booking my flight straight back to Anchorage but there wasn't another flight until the next day. I had to come up with a game plan. I remembered that m [...]

Airplane: HKG - TPI - Seoul - Anch - Ny Return Part 1

I had originally bought a one way ticket from Anchorage Alaska to Manila US$500. This was a very tough to do..I had to show proof of finances etc.... they sure looked at me strange when I went to the travel agency wanting to buy a one-way ticket to the Ph [...]