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Thread: Travel during Public Holidays (First week of May) in China
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[quote=JABAROOTOO ,17716]It's a shame that this may be the only time that you have to travel but if you are in Xi'an for few days you can at least buy your tickets a few days in advance and hopefully be on the road before the rush starts.It is not too bad of a time to travel as the weather is great in the southern provinces but there will some crowds and difficulty in getting train tickets to the premium places and yes accommodation will be more expensive in most places too.Trick is to avoid the most popular places and the crowds if you can so my suggestion is to spend as much time in isolated areas of Guizhou and arrive in Guilin at the end of the holiday. You could also consider the sleeper bus from Yangshuo to Guangzhou. It's the best one I've seen and it will save you a trip back to Guilin to catch the train. Plenty of good travel help in Yangshuo. We used Jacko Xie at the Hard Seat Cafe to buy plane tickets and a car to the airport and hired bikes there as well.Travel by bus should be easier and you'll need to be flexible. Have a good map and be prepared to spend an extra night somewhere.Contact Louisa in Kaili to help out with buying tickets and suggestions on where to get away from the crowds. She is a great girl and very helpful and can suggest some quieter villages where you can stay with the villagers for Y10 per night. Food extra or take your own. Not much in the way of shops there except for water and icecreams and a few basic snack items.Have a read of my travel review Glimpses of Guizhou and if you need more info on buses and accomnodation don't hesitate to send me a message.I'm heading home in a few weeks and will not have access to all my travel details while away so if you have more questions ask soon!!!!!![/quote]
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