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China - Dong bei (Harbin - Xue gu - Yan ji- Chang bai shan - Shen yang)

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Below itinerary is based on flying in to Shenyang and flying out from Tianjin Itinerary: Day 1: Arrive Shenyang.  中街 (住沈阳) Day 2: 沈阳故宫,张学良府, 小南教堂, 洗浴(住沈阳) Day 3: Morning train to 长白山.  Evening at 恩都里- 云顶天宫(住长白山) Day 4: Full day 长白山北景区天池,瀑布 - 雪景温泉  OR ski at any of the skiing resort(住长白山) Day 5: 雾凇漂流 (if snow the previous night). Train from 长白山 to 图们.   Train from 图们 to 延吉西. Eat korean seafood (住延吉) Day 6: Driver pickup as early as possible. 6hr+ drive from Yanji to XueGu(住雪谷) Day 7:  Full day snow adventure (snow mobile, snow forest,  snow tubing, banana boat, etc). Options: 1. 狗熊岭 2. 雾松岭 3. Cross over the 羊头山 to 雪乡.(住雪谷) Day 8: Xue gu to Haerbin about 4hrs drive. 中央大街(住哈尔滨) Day 9: Harbin Snow n ice world from noon till night(住哈尔滨) Day 10: Harbin 虎林/ 松花江/ 哈药六厂/ 博物馆/ 音乐长廊 (住哈尔滨) Day 11: Train from Harbin to Tianjin. 6.5hrs.(住天津) Day 12: Tianjin city walk.(住天津) Day 13: Tianjin - SG morning flight Harbin somehow feels much colder and more biting compared ...

Indonesia : Yogjakarta

Itinerary   Day 1: Yogjakarta city Day 2: Jomblang Cave/ Timang Beach day tour by Klook Day 3: Borobudur  Day 4: Chill at Yogjakarta  Day 5: Yogjakarta- Home Eat *highly recommended* 1. The House of Raminten Jl. F.M. Noto No.7, Kotabaru, Kec. Gondokusuman, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55224, Indonesia 2. Bale Raos - The Sultan's Dishes Jl. Magangan Kulon No.1, Panembahan, Kecamatan Kraton, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55131, Indonesia 3. Sasanti Restaurant (dishes for Mr Presidents) Jl. Palagan Tentara Pelajar No.52, Panggung Sari, Sariharjo, Kec. Ngaglik, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55582, Indonesia Driver [Name] Sulistiya Putra Yogjakarta driver [Mobile] +6285801830064

China : Chengdu - LeShan - SiGuNiangShan - Jiuzhaigou

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Itinerary A little orientation to my itinerary. Chengdu was our central base, with Jiuzhaigou to the north, Leshan to the south, and Siguniangshan to the west. The itinerary was not very well planned, as it involved repeated ascending and descending in altitude, which was difficult for someone like me who is prone to high-altitude sickness. Both Siguniangshan and Huanglong/Jiuzhaigou are located at higher elevations. Day 1: Arrived evening. 成都 (住成都) Day 2:成都- 乐山-成都(住成都) Day 3(包车): 成都 - 熊猫谷 - 四姑娘山 (住四姑娘山)  Day 4(包车): 双桥沟 - 都江堰- 成都  (住成都) Day 5: 成都 Day 6(包车): 成都 - 黄龙 (住九寨沟) Day 7:九寨沟 (住九寨沟) Day 8: 九寨沟 - 成都(住成都) Day 9: 成都(住成都) Day 10: 成都 - 新加坡  Hotel Chengdu 成都太古里天府广场地铁站亚朵酒店 (Atour Hotel)  *highly recommended - near to the walking street and convenient to travel by subway* 人民东路36号 SiGuNiangShan: 四姑娘山云观凡舍民宿(长坪沟景区店) *highly recommended - can see four sisters mountain from the hotel* 四姑娘山镇长坪村一组086号 Jiuzhaigou: 九寨沟醍心美宿 *highly recommended* 漳扎镇郎寨村1组88号 Places of interest 都江堰...

China - Beijing/ HuangShan/ Shanghai

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For this trip, Beijing and Huangshan are the main focus. Beijing for Chinese history, Huangshan for the gorgeous scenery. Shanghai is just a short stop to enjoy the city's food before flying back. Itinerary Transport Beijing: Within Beijing just take subway or Didi. To 墓田欲 Great wall of China: Direct bus that pick up at 前门集展中心. No need to prebook, get up the bus and pay. For Badaling Great wall, you can take subway too. Beijing to Huangshan: Flight Huangshan and Shanghai: Subway or Didi  Visiting Huangshan There are 3 cable car routes. 2 of the cable car routes has the same bus pick up point and there is another one at the North. TangKouZhen 汤口镇 is the town closest to the entrance of Huangshan. HuangShan South gate 南门 is where you take the bus to bring you to cable car stations. There are 2 cable car stations at this gate, namely 慈光阁 (前山)and 云谷(后山). At this gate, you can either take the bus to 前山 or 后山. To survive the climb on top of Huangshan, it is advisable to g...

China - Nanning & Guizhou

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Guizhou When I was telling my friends that I am going to Guizhou, many asked "Where is it?  What is there to see in Guizhou?", some asked "Go Guizhou eat Luo Si Fen (螺蛳粉)?"  "Drink Mao Tai (茅台)?"  Guizhou is an under rated place and not too familiar/ popular with foreigners.  For my entire trip, I only encountered local domestic travelers.  While other provinces in China were developing and prospering, Guizhou was one of the poorest province (4th lowest GDP) in China. Due to Guizhou 90% mountainous terrain, it was almost an inaccessible place till 2015 when the government started to develop Guizhou.  There are 2 very significant areas of development in Guizhou: 1) Data hub and  2) Infrastructure Data hub:  Today, Guizhou is one of the highest number of mega data centers in the world.  Apple, Huawei, Tencent etc have established their cloud computing and big-data centers.  With these development, it has propelled Guizhou up to top growth ...