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2 weeks in China this summer, Tour group or independent

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  • 08-04-2015 10:42pm
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    LastLagoon
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    Hi, we are thinking of going to China this summer for our honeymoon,2 weeks is all I can get off with work, would we be mad to try and do it independently (neither of us have Chinese)

    Thinking of doing the Travel Department 12 day trip to Beijing,shanghai and Xian. Anyone have any experience with them? Would rather go independent but with the short timescale seems like the way to go,seems good value too


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    pauldla
    Registered Users Posts: 2,247 ✭✭✭pauldla


    LastLagoon wrote: »
    Hi, we are thinking of going to China this summer for our honeymoon,2 weeks is all I can get off with work, would we be mad to try and do it independently (neither of us have Chinese)

    Thinking of doing the Travel Department 12 day trip to Beijing,shanghai and Xian. Anyone have any experience with them? Would rather go independent but with the short timescale seems like the way to go,seems good value too

    Not mad at all, you'll find many touristy areas are quite well-equipped to deal with foreigners, especially in big cites like Beijing and Shanghai. Just make sure you've got a good idea of where you want to go and what you want to see. Learning a few words of the lingo will be a big help, though.

    ni hao - hello
    xie xie - thank you
    bu yao - don't want
    wo bu hui zhong wen - I don't speak Chinese
    wo men shi ai er lan ren - We are Irish
    pi jiu - beer (v useful one that)

    Good luck and enjoy your trip!


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