where to begin?

So,

time for a bit of positivity!!!

Looking at flights made me feel a bit better (even if they are SUPER more expensive that I originally thought)

I've discovered that actually Chengdu is pretty expensive to fly into (doh)

so I think it might be better/easier/cheaper to fly in to HONG KONG!

The route Ive looked at will probably still work but just in a slightly different order.

and since we might be going in March now (ugh) it might work out well that we avoid the coldest bits at the coldest time.

Air Asia Routes

Looking at possible flights to travel between countries,
Air Asia always gets loads of backpackers recommending it for cheap flights.
But actually I was frustrated that they didn't have what I need and have pretty limited flight routes, everything goes through KL and Bangkok

I was looking for a Japan (possibly Kansai airport) to Shanghai, China flight as a possible way to cut down transit cost (the boat is about £200)
And a Vientiane, Laos to Bangkok flight to get around the visa issues of coming into Thailand overland.