leaving tonight on a flight to china

[Maximus96]

flight leaves at 1am tonight/tomorrow. already packed my laptop/camera/phone/chargers. it sucks having to work the rest of the day. i'm going with the wife and my dad. any advice for us?

 

[blackdogdeek]

where are you going?

i have a friend who is travelling around beijing and shanghai right now.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: zaku
flight leaves at 1am tonight/tomorrow. already packed my laptop/camera/phone/chargers. it sucks having to work the rest of the day. i'm going with the wife and my dad. any advice for us?

Don't get in trouble?

 

[Amplifier]

Drink alot of coffee and enjoy your trip bakway .

My friend is going to China after graduation, he tells me money goes alot further foodwise.

 

[Maximus96]

1 dollar is around 8.3 yuan i think. we're going to canton. i'd stay out of trouble, but i plan on buying bootleg dvds for cheap.

 

[Chunkee]

dont eat any rats

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
dont eat any rats

Only drink bottled water that you purchase in a reputable place.

 

[Amplifier]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
dont eat any rats

Rats are good ^_^.

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Chunkee
dont eat any rats

Only drink bottled water that you purchase in a reputable place.

i hear they have fake bottled water...where they just refill with tap and resell.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: zaku

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Chunkee
dont eat any rats

Only drink bottled water that you purchase in a reputable place.

i hear they have fake bottled water...where they just refill with tap and resell.

Yup, that's why I said a reputable place. You don't want to have stomach cramps and the inability to travel more than 10 minutes from a toilet

 

[Maximus96]

i haven't been there for 8 years or so. what else should i buy there besides cheap dvds and clothes?

 

[Rumpltzer]

If you've not done it already, don't convert your money at the US airport.

Use the ATM in China, or use a money changer in the airport over there. I don't know if it's an honest trade in China, so calculate the conversion yourself and count the money at the window.

In Taiwan and Japan, it's always been fair for me. In Bali and Thailand, the money changers have never failed to make a "mistake" when they do the conversion.

Drink lots of water and try to sleep as much as possible on to plane to reduce jet-lag. It won't be so bad going there, but it might get you pretty hard when coming back to the States.

Working a full day before a 1am departure isn't so bad.

If you're flying out of LAX, bring suit cases that can be opened or they'll force you to stand in the bomb detection machine line. Leaving on a Tuesday isn't too bad, but expect to be in the baggage check line for over an hour.

Have fun.

 

[EvilYoda]

Slydecix is in Shanghai right now...damn you all.

 

[Cal166]

Originally posted by: Amplifier

Originally posted by: Chunkee
dont eat any rats

Rats are good ^_^.

Yes, especially roasted.

 

[Ausm]

My Brother was just over there on a business trip to Shanghai and Bejing. He took some pictures of carmel coated scorpions YUM YUM

Ausm

 

[V00DOO]

$2 for an hour massage and bring napkins with you coz they are not provided in restaurents. Which part of China? I mom is over there right now. Enjoy your trip.

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
If you've not done it already, don't convert your money at the US airport.

Use the ATM in China, or use a money changer in the airport over there. I don't know if it's an honest trade in China, so calculate the conversion yourself and count the money at the window.

In Taiwan and Japan, it's always been fair for me. In Bali and Thailand, the money changers have never failed to make a "mistake" when they do the conversion.

Drink lots of water and try to sleep as much as possible on to plane to reduce jet-lag. It won't be so bad going there, but it might get you pretty hard when coming back to the States.

Working a full day before a 1am departure isn't so bad.

If you're flying out of LAX, bring suit cases that can be opened or they'll force you to stand in the bomb detection machine line. Leaving on a Tuesday isn't too bad, but expect to be in the baggage check line for over an hour.

Have fun.

great advice, thanks. we haven't exchanged money yet. we're flying out of SFO, and will have a transfer flight in Korea. Do they make you open the luggages in SFO?

oh yea, we'll be flying with Asiana, anybody know if you can plug in a laptop during the flight?