Its 2011, and the year that we really get our asses in gear and go travelling!
There have been some early hiccups though,
After a bit of research, it became clear that the China visas are going to be a little harder that we orginally thought.
We were hoping for a 6 month multiple according to advice, the most we are going to get is a double entry visa valid for 60 days at a time.
Giving us only 4 months in China.
Even this visa might not be doable, because apparently China are constantly changing their visa rules...we might only be able to get a double entry 30 days at a time, giving us only 2 months!
So, this is going to make a big difference to our trip...
If we can only get a double entry, it will mean that we will have to do Taiwan first before we enter China, and leave out South Korea, so our 1 exit can be to Mongolia.
Really stressed about it when I found out, because I'd been looking at our planned China trip in minute detail and this might mean cutting out the majority of places we planned to go to.
BUT, the truth is we always said we would be flexible about our route and stuff, so we will have to adapt.
If we cant get the Visa we want, we’ll just have to agree to come back another day and do the bits we missed out on!!
AND, it frees up some money to spend more time elsewhere- like the Philippines or Indonesia! OH YEAH!
Map of China's Provinces
