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It seems absolutely crazy to be posting this so soon after my return from China (about this time last week) but here goes:

Outbound (Wednesday 14 February 2007):

• 14:05 depart Manchester T2 (KL1084)
• 16:30 arrive Amsterdam
• 17:30 depart Amsterdam (KL895)

• Feb 15 10:50 arrive Shanghai

  Return (Monday 12 March 2007):

• 12:45 depart Shanghai (KL896)
• 17:25 arrive Amsterdam
• 18:15 depart Amsterdam (KL1093)

• 18:35 arrive Manchester

  So… in just over one month I’ll be jetting off to Shanghai PuDong International Airport with my Mum and Uncle Quentin; this will be my fourth trip to China.

  I’ll be acting as a tourguide-of-sorts as I’ve already visited many of the Chinese destinations. However, in addition to China, we’ll also be visiting Bangkok (and probably Ayutthaya) in Thailand, not to mention the highlight: Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat, in Cambodia.

  Our itinerary isn’t yet confirmed, but it will be very busy and involve a good number of internal flights. I expect it to be something like this:

• Arrive Shanghai
• Immediately travel by bus to Hangzhou, Zhejiang province for a day visiting the West Lake
• Journey by bus from Hangzhou to Taizhou, Zhejiang, where we’ll meet Xiaoxiao and her family for the New Year celebrations on February 18… roll on the Year of the Pig
• Fly from either Wenzhou or Shanghai to Xi’an, Shaanxi province for a day or two visiting the Terracotta Warriors and other tourist attractions
• Fly to Beijing for a number of (freezing) days visiting the main tourist attractions: The Forbidden City, Great Wall, Tian’anmen Square, Hutongs, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, etc.
• Fly from Beijing to Bangkok where we’ll spend a night or two trying not to get bombed and enjoying the warmth. We may visit Ayutthaya, just north of Bangkok, for the many temples
• Travel west by bus into Cambodia and Siem Reap for the temples at Angkor Wat
• Time depending a visit to Phnom Penh (the Cambodian capital)
• Travel back to Bangkok and fly either to Shanghai direct, or via Beijing

• A day/night to enjoy what Shanghai has to offer before catching the return flight on March 12

  In the meantime, I need to work out what camera stuff I’ll be taking with me and probably pick up a Lonely Planet or other book to cover the things to see in Cambodia. It looks like this time my China book will be given a rest, as Quentin already has a copy of the latest edition, as well as a thin Beijing book.

  Tags: travel

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