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Going to Zhanjiang - how?

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Irishman:
Hans is that the return price?, i checked on ctrip.com for Dec 28th one way Guangzhou to Zhanjiang and the price was 800RMB

Hans:
David E: Singapore? Haven't thought about that. Maybe that'll work! I'll certainly check it out.

Thanks Hajo, I will check that site as well. But more than 4 000 Danish crowns one way...!! That is 5 600 Swedish crowns (almost 800 USD). I've found a return ticket for that price (Stockholm-Amsterdam-Guangzhou).

Irishman: Yes, I was talking about the return price. It's not that incredibly expensive but when I talk about prices in China, I always expect a better price than in Sweden. :icon_cheesygrin: And this is not.

I've asked my lady about the most appropriate travel plans in my EMF letters. Now I've emailed her basically the same questions just to see if she gives me the same reply.

Hans:
OK, shit just got real (to use some famous words from a very bad movie). I have booked my flight to Guangzhou. I will go on December 27. Since I am still studying at the university the time off from school between Christmas and a few days into January is the only time  when I can travel at this time of the year. It is an awful flight plan (Stockholm-Amsterdam-Beijing-Guangzhou) but it can't be helped.

I have not yet figured out how to get to Zhanjiang from Guangzhou but since I found a cheap (well...) ticket to Guangzhou today (none of the travel agencies offered anything below 1 250 USD but I found a return ticket for 830 USD) I decided to buy it instantly. Does anyone know if it is possible to get a glimpse of the train schedule at this part of China on the Internet...? :huh: I hope to be able to fly to Zhanjiang but I don't know if it will work yet. I may be forced to take the train. I may also ask you guys some more questions later on... :blush:

Do I have doubts? Certainly. Do I regret booking the flight? No. I am a proud person and I want to show to myself (and maybe to others too) that I can pull this off. I have no idea if it'll work out in the end, but the only way to find out is to go to China and meet the lady in person. Usually I hope for the best and plan for the worst and this is nothing different. So I guess I should, at this stage, see all this as an adventure and nothing more. Fingers crossed...

Peter:
The cheapest flight I found from Sweden to Beijing was through Budapest. It was 1000 kronor cheaper then everything else I found yet. I think it was with China Airlines and was Beijing - Budapest - Copenhagen.. Sorry I can't remember the total prize right now..

Hans:
I've looked for all kinds. Thing is, I was a bit late (I did not have the money until late October). The cost for Beijing doesn't really matter that much since it is very expensive to fly from Beijing to Guangzhou anyway if you add that flight on top of your Beijing flight...

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