Category: Personal Thoughts
Ok, I’m in a rush preparing for my China/Hong Kong trip… so I don’t think I’ll be updating so much for the next few weeks…
I’ve been planning for the past 3 weeks on flights and accommodation for the trip and possibly hundreds of dollars spent calling hotels and tour information to China. I’m a planning freak. I like to plan everything ahead. I see it as a positive trait and it makes me feel prepared.
So I’ve booked the hotel in Xi’An via www.elong.net . This website is pretty cool because it allows you to book without making any payments. I actually called elong.net‘s hotline to inquire about a few hotels and they gave excellent advice (although I spoke to them in Mandarin because their English really ‘cannot make it’). I also booked the domestic flights from elong.net because it was the cheapest amongst the other China domestic flights websites. For those who might be interested to purchase China domestic flight tickets online, you should purchase these tickets about 1 week before the flight. There should be available seats unless during the peak period, and it’s really cheap. If you purchase the tickets more than 2 weeks in advance, then you would be paying the full price.
I’m still trying to find out more about hostels in ChengDu because we intend to travel to a few places within that province.
Please let me know if anyone have information regarding ChengDu accomodation and tours… Thanks!
