Upcoming travel plans


It's winter vacation time here in China. I'll get about five weeks of vacation time, starting on Saturday.

I'll be in Hong Kong from the 19th to the 25th of January, when I'll fly to Singapore. I'm staying in Singapore until the 30th, when I'll fly to Seoul. I'll fly back to Guiyang on the 6th of February, and spend the next two weeks here until school starts.

I'll be coming back right in the middle of Spring Festival, which should be a lot of fun to see. Spring festival is THE holiday in China. Pretty much everyone gets the week off to celebrate the New Year with their families. Chinese expats come from all over the world to be with their families too. A staggering number of people use the planes, buses, and trains in the days before and after Spring Festival. It's not the best time to be traveling within China, unless you're comfortable with extremely crowded spaces and travel delays of all sorts.

I have to come back early because I have to renew my work visa. It expires in March, and I have to start the process at least a month before the expiration date. It's something that can only be done in country.

I'm really excited about this trip. I've never been to any of the places on my itinerary, and they've been on my list of must-see places for a while. I've wanted to visit Hong Kong for decades. Singapore's a fascinating city with a rich linguistic and cultural history that I can't wait to experience first hand. Seoul is one of the most technologically modern cities in the world.

I'm also going to experience the Lunar New Year in Korea and China. That alone would make the trip worthwhile.

I'll try very hard to have a post every evening or two with impressions, pictures, and stories. Let me know if you've got some suggestions or requests for me while I'm traveling.

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