I'm calling for pics or this did not happen. You supposed to be some super photographer so lets see what you got.
If he's not trolling, then this 9001%. Reading these threads is like rubber necking at an accident, you just can't help it.
Re^^
While FBB bitched a lot he did accomplish this. Somehow he got himself online and to a hostel.
Seconded!I'm calling for pics or this did not happen. You supposed to be some super photographer so lets see what you got.
I'm calling for pics or this did not happen. You supposed to be some super photographer so lets see what you got.
It was supposed to be a family trip with the parents and following them around. It's their first time in 27 years going back to China. So I got all visa and plane ticket for 2 months purchased. Couple days ago parents told me they won't get their visa so I'm now on an unplanned trip with no direction and no idea how to get anywhere. I don't read or write Chinese, and I can't speak it well at all.
I had a thought"wonder if they're Falun Gong" when I first read the OP.Parents didn't just cancel their trip. Their Visa application got held up indefinitely (they're members of a religious group called Falun Gong which the government considers to be a state enemy - Falun Gong is basically a Buddhist sect).
wtf 2 month stay? how are you going to get money to eat and live?
You do know there are banks there, right?
dude 2 months of traveling around china is fucking $$$$$ i didnt know photographers were so well off to to afford a trip such as this. PLUS not knowing how to read, write or speak chinese he has to pay some person to translate for him nearly everyday.
Why do you think it's expensive? It can be super expensive or super cheap. It all depends on you. If you're staying at 5 star $1,000/ day luxury hotel and need Western services and food, yes it's going to be expensive. If you're staying at hostels and eating local food and entertainment like Fuzzy, it's going to be dirt cheap and easily done on couple thousand dollars. Families take $5-10k vacations all the time. Are all these families rich? His business and occupation as photographer/entrepreneur affords him this luxury of time and money.
I'm f*cked.
he didnt go over for business, it was a family trip... a 2 month long family trip.
but hey im just point out that he went to a foreign country with no planning, no job while there, doesn't know the language or customs. doesn't know anybody.... mom and dad belong to a cult that the Chinese government labels as enemy of the state he is lucky he does not get picked up by the Chinese police for a bit of questioning.
Yeah. I stopped planning when it just got too complicated. Too many hard or impossible to find train schedules, bus schedules, and other logistics to plan. I had about 8 destinations in mind but stopped after the second one because it just got retarded.
Many people don't realize this, but having your own car and personal, affordable mode of transportation is a GODSEND. Imagine having to negotiate an entire country the size of the US just on public transport and still retain some freedom to go where you want, when you want, and have fun. And to do it cheaply. The thought of traveling on rails and missing EVERYTHING the train passes through sucks big time. The thought of being left alone in a park when I want to stay to shoot the stars sucks. The thought of hiring a taxi for an entire day or going on a restricted tour bus to see things sucks.
Parents didn't just cancel their trip. Their Visa application got held up indefinitely (they're members of a religious group called Falun Gong which the government considers to be a state enemy - Falun Gong is basically a Buddhist sect).
Why do you think it's expensive? It can be super expensive or super cheap. It all depends on you. If you're staying at 5 star $1,000/ day luxury hotel and need Western services and food, yes it's going to be expensive. If you're staying at hostels and eating local food and entertainment like Fuzzy, it's going to be dirt cheap and easily done on couple thousand dollars. Families take $5-10k vacations all the time. Are all these families rich? His business and occupation as photographer/entrepreneur affords him this luxury of time and money.
Amen, I live in China and spend about $3 a day on food... and I eat awesome local stuff.. along with all of my hostel experience costing no more than $5 a night.. You can make your way around China using public transportation and hostels for very very little money.
Yeah. I stopped planning when it just got too complicated. Too many hard or impossible to find train schedules, bus schedules, and other logistics to plan. I had about 8 destinations in mind but stopped after the second one because it just got retarded.
Many people don't realize this, but having your own car and personal, affordable mode of transportation is a GODSEND. Imagine having to negotiate an entire country the size of the US just on public transport and still retain some freedom to go where you want, when you want, and have fun. And to do it cheaply. The thought of traveling on rails and missing EVERYTHING the train passes through sucks big time. The thought of being left alone in a park when I want to stay to shoot the stars sucks. The thought of hiring a taxi for an entire day or going on a restricted tour bus to see things sucks.
Parents didn't just cancel their trip. Their Visa application got held up indefinitely (they're members of a religious group called Falun Gong which the government considers to be a state enemy - Falun Gong is basically a Buddhist sect).