We have decided to visit China for our holidays this year. Whilst not our first trip to China, it will be our first to Beijing, Xian and Shanghai. This time, we have decided to go the DIY (Do It Yourself) route.
Our first trip to China in 2005 was to the Yunnan Province, in a guided group tour originating from Hong Kong. What I could say about that first trip was that it was enjoyable and dirt cheap (cost just under A$500 per person for 5 days/4 nights including 4 flights, all meals, entrance fees, all transportation and tips). The only downside was some "mandatory" shopping stops, which I will post something on this later. This was one of the reason we have decided to do the second tour by ourselves (DIY), with the other reasons being that we wanted flexibility and more freedom to do what we want.
Before we leave on our trip on 9th April, 2007, I will try and share my research and planning experience, and hope you will find it useful.
A bit of background about ourselves... we are a family of three and we live in Sydney, Australia. Every year, we try to make a trip back to Malaysia for our grandmother's birthday (great-grandmother to my son), and at the same time take advantage of an add-on trip to another destination for a family holiday. Our grandmother/great-grandmother will be 98 years old this year.
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