I do have to say I am very grateful for my dad and Expeditors on this trip because they saved us a few times. My dad while I was planning, kept making me have all of these lists with everything written down of where we were going to be on which day and it got to be a hassle. He also called every Expeditors person he knew in all of the areas we were going to and let them know we were going to be there on specific days. So while I was planning I was slightly annoyed. I am 24 I can plan my own trips I would think to myself. However those guys from EXPD came in very handy.
First off in Hong Kong we stayed with a family and they were great and had the most beautiful apartment, they also took us out to meals, told us how to get places, and drove us to Stanley Market.
In Thailand we were on our own and only had one major mishap when we missed a flight to Phuket because our crazy Bangkok taxi driver decided to miss our turn and take us all they way around Bangkok. Luckily we had already decided on a price and did not have to pay extra, even though it took us an extra 30 minutes to get to the airport.
Then in Beijing we were on our own for the first and most of the second day, until T.H. came and picked us up for dinner with another co-worker and took us for duck. then gave us the company van and driver for the next day to take us all around the city including a part of the Great Wall. He even helped us get plane tickets to Xian when the train we wanted to take was booked. He also had someone in Xian take us to dinner and drive us out to the Terracotta soldiers the next day, take us to the museum, and back to the airport. He also got us a hotel right by the airport.
Lets just say we had a ton of help on this trip and that made it so enjoyable. I will be putting pictures up later.
