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Re: TRAVELING TO XINJIANG

by daledobie 27 May 2012

Hi, your itinerary basically seems fine. I would just like to suggest a few ideas. The train from Guangzhou to Lanzhou is across mainland…
Tibet from Nepal mid June 2012 - Australian or French travelling companions

by Lonetraveller173 26 May 2012

Hi, I am looking for travel into Tibet from Kathmandu and then leaving Lhasa by train (to Xining / Lanzhou). I can leave Nepal from June…
Re: China domestic flights: do you absolutely NEED your passport

by jiejie 26 May 2012

Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it, too. If getting an Indian visa is your priority, then cancel your Lanzhou trip and stick…
Re: Tibet closed now what?

by daledobie 26 May 2012

Hi, Don't worry.... If you want to see tibetans there is another way. More Tibetans live outside the chinese provence of tibet then in…
RE: 15 days SE Asia to China

by byxiao 24 May 2012

Agree with daledobie, there're no direct train service between Kunming and Dunhuang, and what daledobie suggest is the most economical…
RE: tibet then urumqi (them kazakhstan) anyone?!

by lukeyboy95 23 May 2012

From Lhasa you should be able to travel to Lanzhou by train, then from Lanzhou to Urumqi, then get your train to Alamty. You can buy all…
RE: China Visa Extension thread

by dogmeat 22 May 2012

So strange to hear about the experience posted above. My experience about the Lanzhou psb was great. I went to the Lanzhou psb on monday…
RE: Tian Shui to Xiahe w/out Lanzhou

by spoonbender 18 May 2012

Thank you akdn1! this helps us a lot. we really want to avoid Lanzhou at all costs.
Re: Tian Shui to Xiahe w/out Lanzhou

by akdn1 18 May 2012

According to the Lonely Planet there is one bus daily (6.30am, 7 hours, 80rmb) from Tianshui (Qincheng) to Linxia. Then, if [this info|http:…
Tian Shui to Xiahe w/out Lanzhou

by spoonbender 17 May 2012

Hi all, I've done a bit of research and asked our guest house in Xiahe, but I was wondering if anyone here knows if it is possible to…
RE: trains--crowds at station and reservations

by jiejie 15 May 2012

Yes, I second the suggestion of using the remote train ticket offices that are all over the city. Beijing West ticketing office will…
RE: trains--crowds at station and reservations

by Giora 14 May 2012

The Beijing West train station is likely to be busy, pretty much at any time of day I think. Beijing South - the station with the high-speed…
trains--crowds at station and reservations

by samnc0 14 May 2012

At the Beijing West train station, how crowded will it be on a weekday around 7-8 AM? I am not picturing a pretty scene. It is posible…
Re: Danxia landform and Baidan Jaran desert in China

by godwave 13 May 2012

Im curious as well. I believe you have to start off in Lanzhou to get there. [www.travelingislife.com] and [http://www.travelnut.me/z…
RE: China Visa Extension thread

by stuartwholmes 12 May 2012

Hi guys, Just posting re: my experiences in Gansu. JIAYUGUAN (Gansu), May 2012. I recently got my L (sightseeing) visa renewed for…
Re: Update on Lanzhou and Xining

by mutikonka 07 May 2012

Yes the Tara guesthouse seemed to be open - I didn't go in there. There is also a YHA-affiliated hostel called the Red Rock down a back…
RE: China Visa Extension thread

by julie_sam42 06 May 2012

Visa extension in Lanzhou: PSB Entry-Exit Dept is on Wudu Lu. Extension took 3 working days. They insisted we get a digital photo done…
RE: Update on Lanzhou and Xining

by kawachen 05 May 2012

Tara guesthouse in Xiahe is still running, it's located right end of the street towards Labrang Monastery.
RE: india to uk overland

by twosnails 04 May 2012

thankyou for the information, I'd be going nowhere without these forums! I'm now much better researched and my route looks possible again…
RE: tibet then urumqi (them kazakhstan) anyone?!

by twosnails 04 May 2012

thanks guys. so the lesson is don't believe the first price quoted! current plan: get Kazakhstan visa in Delhi, go up to Nepal and…
RE: Travelling from eastern China to Tibet

by Diniller 04 May 2012

Xining to tibet about need 23 hours Lanzhou to tibet about need 26 hours Beijin to tibet about need 42 hours Xining to tibet about need…
RE: Update on Lanzhou and Xining

by John555 03 May 2012

Use the meter I guess.
RE: Update on Lanzhou and Xining

by akdn1 03 May 2012

Is Tara's guesthouse in Xiahe still going?
RE: Update on Lanzhou and Xining

by Raki_Man 03 May 2012

Lete hostel is very good. I paid 40 yuan for the taxi- so you are good negotiator!
Re: Xiahe and Labrang Monastery situation

by akdn1 03 May 2012

You don't need to go to Lanzhou first. Buses link Jiuzhaigou to Songpan, then onwards to Zoige (Ruo'ergai) and finally Langmusi. But,…