HOW TO GET TOURIST VISA FOR CHINA

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We had headaches for weeks, knowing we would need to provide all the information about our every move in China. We have not yet booked our hotel in Vietnam, we don't know where we are going after Chiang Mai in Thailand, but for only entering China we have to present every night's stay, every airplane number.

BUDGET: ASIA 2.0

So, 6th of March, we will start our journey, with 7038 dollars each on the bank account and a whole list of things to see and do. 

I will write the itinerary here, and how much money we've spent so far. The amount is converted from Swedish Krona to US dollars and rounded up to tenths of a dollar. 
The prices are per person and the hotel prices are what each of us paid for total amount of nights mentioned. 

Spent so far: $1,676 USD

   
flights & transports: $928,7 USD
accommodation: $653,1 USD
attractions:
food & shopping:
other: $102,1 USD

Money left: $5,362 USD

WHY PLANNING IS A GOOD THING - EVEN ON "ADVENTURES"

It's itching. Right now, everything seems itchy. We're pendling between Jonathan's and my father's when we actually just want to be gone already. Three weeks tomorrow. Seems like three years and, strange enough, three minutes at the same time.


I know this trip is well planned, some may say too planned. We have a starting date, we have a home date. We know where we will be when, for the most of the trip. It might not be very spontanious, but we've decided we like it this way, this time. We have a lot of reasons for planning everything, such as:

SO CLOSE - BUT STILL, SO FAR

The weekend has been dedicated to searching. Comparing. Adjusting. Searching some more. Counting. Frowning our foreheads over currencies that has to be converted and buses that leaves from unknown stations. 
And finally - buying.
Clicking the Book now-button has been almost sacred. All these months. And finally. We have our itinerary.