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1. Jen says:
   March 3, 2009

   Saw a link to your website on livejournal.
   I went to China about 15 years ago. We started in Hong Kong, then went to Guilin, Shanghai, Xian, Beijing. At some point we took a train to Suzhou. We were there for 2 weeks, I was young and don’t remember all of it. If I were to go now, I would add a trip to see the pandas.

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2. Brandi says:
   March 11, 2009

   Quick question….when do you finally take off?

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   • Team Rees says:
     March 21, 2009

     Brandi, sorry for the delay! We just left, it’s our first day in Mexico!

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3. Lauren G says:
   March 13, 2009

   Just wrapping up 1 month in China. Todd and I will return here after a few weeks break in the Philippines.

   In China, in a month we: started in Hong Kong to get our visa (2 weekdays processing, fastest and best $ through our hostel, DragonHostel.com); then Yangshuo (boat ride through karst-y river, silly but impressive Impression show, bike ride along river was the highlight); then Chengdu (pandas, hot pot, go to museum IN Chengdu, Jinsha, instead of Sanxidui, 2 hrs out of town); flight to Lijiang (silly tourist town, worth a couple days); 4 days in Tiger Leaping Gorge; 2 in Shangrila (if you have time, otherwise just go to Tibet); Dali (meh, worth a couple days max).

   We could have done more in China in 1 month, but it’s a BIG country. Take flights (elong.com), often competitively priced with the train.

   When we come back to China, we’ll go to Xi’an, Shanghai, and Beijing. Can’t wait to hunt down the art scene in Beijing!

   Watch the visa. We got 60 day double entry, but MUST leave China after 30 days, then can come back in. Depends on where you get it.

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   • Team Rees says:
     March 21, 2009

     Lauren, a pleasure to meet you!
     Jeremy and I really enjoy your blog! You’ve been an inspiration to us

     I’m totally overwhelmed by planning for China, so many amazing things to see! I am looking forward to Xi’an and some of the other areas you just visited. Otherwise, all the same places on our list: Beijing, Shanghai, Shangrila…

     Thanks especially for the info on the visa, I was worried how and where we’d get that going. We’ll be in Hong Kong before China, so that’ll be a plan.

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     • Lauren & Todd says:
       April 6, 2009

       So glad we get to follow your trip just as our year-long trip is wrapping up.

       Try to arrive in Hong Kong on a Monday or Tuesday and get your visas in process first thing. Our hostel, Dragon Hostel, had a good price (though we only checked one other place, the main tourist center), and had it back in 2 days…business days that is. So, unless you have plans for 5 days in Hong Kong, watch the schedule.

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4. jeff wood says:
   March 19, 2009

   http://travelinghillbilly@blogspot.com

   Hey Eva…you might try visiting my friends blog for some info on China. She’s done some traveling there and has a blog where she discusses her adventures. I know she would be fine if you were to contact her.

   Bon Voyageeee!!!

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5. rebecca says:
   March 20, 2009

   i’m so excited for you guys!! trip of a lifetime. Use C-trip for all inter-china flights while in China. i found it to be the cheapest. MUST DO: I went to HuanShan (yellow mountain) and it was gorgeous. full day hike up and down. You’ll want to sleep up there at least one night so you can wake up early to watch the sunrise—some of the most breath-taking views EVER. I’d recommend starting out in shanghai or beijing, cuz you’ll be able to make your itinerary there with the help of some english speaking chinese folk. all other remote places don’t even understand “yes” so you’ll be shit out of luck getting help. chose either Suzhuo or HuangZhou to visit, they’re both similar and not worth it to go to both. I think i prefrerred Suzhou. I can’t remember if I listed the names of the places i visited in my blog, but here it is again: http://www.rmjubjub.blogspot.com/
   Also. i don’t know if you want specific recommendations, but i can rattle off a few to you if you want. otherwise do as i did, just walk in and cross your fingers and hope you won’t get food poisoning! haahha!!! HAVE FUUUUUN!!! I’ll soooo be following along!

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   • Team Rees says:
     March 21, 2009

     Rebecca Thanks for checking in! Good tip about where to start in China, you made us both laugh. We’re having a hard enough time here in Mexico communicating, so I don’t even want to imagine what it’s going to be like in China!

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6. Harjeet says:
   March 24, 2009

   Wow! Two months in China. Since you are in that part of the world, I go to Mongolia and Tibet, too.

   Good luck with your adventures.

   Harjeet

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   • Patsi and Joe Walton says:
     March 26, 2009

     Joe and I had a wonderful trip to China, Siberia and Mongolia several years ago. We flew to Beijing, saw the forbidden city, the great wall, then took the trans-siberian railroad through Mongolia to Urkutz, Russia, then flew to the Mongolian desert where we stayed in a ger, traveling the varied desert, visiting a nomad, seeing a Monestary in Ulanbatar, traveling down the yangtze to see the magnificant gorges, the dam and ending up in Shanghai, my husband’s favorite trip!

     have a wonderful trip,

     hugs, Patsi and Joe Walton

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     • Team Rees says:
       March 29, 2009

       Wow, that sounds amazing. I have always wanted to take the Trans-Siberian Express. And traveling through the desert must have been such a unique experience. I hope we gett o do some of these things in Asia this year. I’m not sure that we’ll go to Mongolio, but we’d like to see Beijing and the River Gorges, as well as Shanghai.

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