Saturday, March 15, 2008

Tips for travel

Just a few things from our experiences:
  • Don't forget to get a passport and visa for travel to China
  • Be prepared to be starred at, particularly when traveling outside of the bigger cities. Just get used to it!!!
  • Be prepared to walk almost hand in hand almost with strangers. There are A LOT of people in China!!!
  • Be careful when taking a taxi - if possible take the ones that have a display in the window of how much they are going to charge you, so you know before you get into the taxi! Ours were usually around 2-3 RMB per km (as posted on the window). Could vary depending upon where you are.
  • Bring your own meds if you have to take any on a regular basis
  • Get your hepatitis shots and other shots according to online center for disease control suggestions
  • When traveling to certain areas you may need to be careful of malaria. Look this up prior to your travel dates according to your travel destinations. You doctor can prescribe one of a few different types of malaria medication for you.
  • If you are not open to a wide variety of new foods, take some of your own (canned, or munchies) to last you a few days just in case. I sure did!
  • Take your own band aids and neosporin just in case you cannot find what you need while you are in China.
  • Travel as light as possible. There are a lot of stairs, but not too many elevators and escalators.

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