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karTER
Mar 7th 2009
Looking for advice on our first visit to this fascinating country.

We will be travelling from Hong Kong in April, where we aim to arrange visas and wonder what the procedure is- how long can we stay, how much will the visa cost, etc. We will be travelling for about a month, if we can.

Are there any restrictions on what we can bring in? We use a laptop and don't want this to cause difficulty at the border. Is internet connection generaly available and which UK sites are blocked? We write a daily Blog and usually visit some British papers such as the Times & Telegraph- will access be denied? Also we need access to our online UK bank.

We will be going to Guilin. Any tips or recommendations? What kind of temperatures can we expect and will we have language problems? We can only converse in English & German and French at a push.

Any advice will be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks.
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Zoechina
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Mar 9th 2009
For application of Chinese visa, this site: www.fmcoprc.gov.hk/eng/zgqz/ may help you.

There are restrictions on how much liquid you can bring on the plane. You can bring your laptop. There are no foreign sites blocked.

Guilin will be turning warm in April and you probably will have language problem since you don't know Chinese. But it's ok. You can ask for the Chinese names of the tourist attractions you want to visit and show them to the cab driver.

May you have a good time in China.
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karTER
Mar 9th 2009
Appreciate your help- great link. Thanks.
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Kev
Mar 27th 2009
I am travelling to Canton Fair in Guangzhou China, I need to visit Nanjing, Santou in Guangdong and also Yangdong.Can you please give experet opinion of best way to do this. I have allowed 7 days for this also for my business visa I have been asked for itinery and invitation lettters from Chinese trading companies, do I have to provide invitaion letter for all companies I intend to visit or will one do. Also for my itinery does it have to be exact showing all hotels booked etc. or is it just a general itinery.
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karTER
Mar 27th 2009
Not familiar with a business visa but we now have our tourist visa, valid for one month.

On the application form we had to give details of our itinerary but it was only rough as we're not sure of our plans yet and we had no problem getting the visa.

It was very expensive though- we applied for ours in Hong Kong and it cost us HK$600 each, about £55. It is half price in Macau apparently.

Hope you enjoy your trip
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linda
Apr 15th 2009
Hello, I`m a qualified Xi`an tour guide, with a national tour guide certificate. I live in Xi`an for more than 20years.I know Xi`an very well. I could serve as your personal guide as a Xi`an resident. We can be just like friends, not like tourist group. We don`t need in a hurry; just enjoy the trip and sightseeing. I know what funny places to go good restaurant and economic hotels. From 2005 to now, I have worked as a guide for foreign individual travelers. Every time, enjoy and share Xi`an`s splendid history, culture, art, substantial folk custom and scenery with my guests.
Dear friends, if you plan to visit Xi`an by yourself, please contact me. My service fee is negotiable and reasonable, mainly depends on your individual requirements. And provide you with an individualized and personalized experience in Xi`an. The service including: guide service. Car rental service. Hotel reservation. Airport picks up service etc. I am a qualified and trustworthy guide. My services will be comfortable, convenient and satisfied. I`m looking forward to meet you in Xi`an.


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karTER
Apr 16th 2009
Sadly we will shortly be coming to the end of our first tour of China and we cannot use you on this occasion. Had we known earlier, we would definitely have considered your offer as this would have made our first stay even more memorable.

Good luck in your venture and perhaps we will meet up another time?
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Doris
May 19th 2009
Most first-time travellers to China take the route: Beijing-Xian-Guilin-Shanghai. Here is an itinerary for reference: 11 days China Highlights
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karTER
May 19th 2009
Thanks for the advice. We may use this on our next visit.
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William D.
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May 20th 2009
Hello karTER, If you want plan a trip to Tibet, There is a classic Tibet route: 4 days wonders in Lhasa.

Hope you enjoy your China trip :)
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karTER
May 21st 2009
Greatly appreciate all the comments but we've now left China having had a marvellous time in Guanzhou, Guilin & Yangshuo (we also had time in Hong Kong & Macau).

What can I say? It's a great country with marvellous people and we're already looking forward to coming back in the years to come.
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xianprivatetour
Jun 19th 2009
Hello, I`m a Xi`an tour guide, with a national tour guide certificate. I can speak English fluently.I live in Xi`an for more than 20years.I know Xi`an very well.From 2005 to now, I have worked as a guide for foreign individual travelers. Every time, enjoy and share Xi`an`s splendid history, culture, art, substantial folk custom and scenery with my guests.

Dear friends, if you plan to visit Xi`an by yourself, please contact me. I could serve as your personal guide as a Xi`an resident. We can be just like friends, not like tourist group. We don`t need in a hurry; just enjoy the trip and sightseeing. I know what funny places to go; good restaurant and economic hotels.
My service fee is reasonable and negotiable, mainly depends on your individual requirements. I can tailor a trip specially for you, provide you with an individualized and personalized experience in Xi`an. My service including: guide service; Car rental service;Hotel reservation;Airport transport; etc.I can arrange nice&clean car for you,and safe driver with more than 15years driving experience. My services will be convenient and satisfied. I`m looking forward to meet you in Xi`an!
contact me at:
website:http://www.xianprivatetour.com

E-mail :xianprivatetour@gmail.com

Mobile :0086 15202935510

Skype :xianprivatetour

MSN :xianprivatetour
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karTER
Jun 20th 2009
Thanks for commenting and good luck with your business.
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karTER
Jul 14th 2009
You copied the same details from 19th June, just a post before. I'm sure people get the message. :o)
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STRETCH77
Aug 11th 2009
Hopefully going to cHINA IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS TIME , can't wait!! in process of applying for Visa.

Just checking the Net for cheap flights , i found Air China £563 pounds for a single....no stops ... Do you know if i can find other cheap flights.

Also can you take a 3 month supply of contact soultion with you ???
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karTER
Aug 12th 2009
I'm assuming you're flyin from the UK, which means I have no idea about flights as we've been out of the country for over three years. Air Asia is the best airline we have found in Asia but I'm not sure of how much coverage it has in China- very little I'd imagine. However, AA from Stansted, Essex (UK) to Kuala Lumpur is cheap and you can always fly on from KL to China. Check out their website.

Re the contact solution, you can carry it in your hold luggage, but I wouldn't bring so much as you can buy it there.

Enjoy your trip.
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