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Thread: Do foreigners in China drive for sightseeing?
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[quote=JABAROOTOO,252077]Well Gurty, I'm sure that many foreigners including myself would very much prefer to self drive for sightseeing for these reasons Comport, flexibility and travel at own pace However, very few us do because of these reasons 1. Cannot always read road signs or maps 2. Neither our Driver's Licences or International Licences are recognized in China (except Hainan) 3. Hiring a vehicle is not as cheap as we'd expect or practical for covering long distances 4. Hiring a vehicle/taxi and driver for a few hours or a day is a practical option for a group of three or more to cover sights around a city or an area where distances are not so far. Travellers to many other countries generally have the option of hiring or more likely buying a car and driving thousands of kilometres across country or many countries and selling the vehicle at the end of the trip. This is what I did with a friend many years ago. We bought a VW van in London and drove all over southern Europe eventually selling our van in Greece. And again on a trip to USA, my sister and I bought a car and drove through the southern states and Mexico for several weeks but that car died on us and we were unable to recover the money we spent on the purchase. This option, I think is still a long way off in China. [/quote]
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