fluffydragon

Thanks for the update Zorgon! I have to agree that it all seemed quite arbitrary, which is frustrating....

I have to give a big thanks to Pamela (a regular on the forum) as she gave me tons of valuable information. There is so much more I'd like...

Sumatra Trip Report, January 2012...

I really think if you're going to squeeze all this in, the Beijing-Datong-Pingyao-Xi'an route is your best bet. I agree that it's a lot,...

I didn't check out your link, but I'm assuming by sunshine hours you mean the length of the day? In this case, it simply may mean that many...

I agree with drunbrake. The earliest flights are usually on time, but you still can't be sure if something might come up--perhaps a delay...

My husband managed to find me doxy, though it wasn't all that easy where we live. It was purchased from the hospital and technically...

Thanks Luke. Perhaps I was having so much trouble because I was trying to get Malarone in China.

Sorry to take this further off topic, but in response to #8. . . . Where can you get Doxy? I'm in China and headed down to Sumatra via KL...

I think it's pretty cold through most of China in February. Hainan, Guangdong, and Yunnan being some excepts I can think of off hand, but...

An arts degree will allow you to teach in several Asian countries, although I'm not sure about Japan. Korea, China, and Thailand would all...

I can't think of a lot of places that have great, cheap, one day trips nearby. Maybe Bali? You have culture, natural beauty (beaches,...

Huaihua isn't a place I'd spend any time other than transiting, but Dehang and Fenghuang are worth a stop. For me, 25 hour train rides...

How much money do you have budgeted? How do you plan to travel (trains, planes, buses)? Where are you flying in and out of? ...

I need to take this bus next week and I just had my (Chinese) husband call the bus station to double check on bus times. There is only one...