2 November 2012

  • Green Light for China

    Well, they pushed it nearly to the last minute - about 36 hours before my flight's departure - but the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok finally approved my tourist visa. We leave tonight at 2:00 for Shanghai.

    Visa

    The irony was that after we applied, the embassy approved Tawn's visa (in a Thai passport) with no difficulty, charging him only 1500 baht (about US$ 50). My application was initially rejected because of their concerns that I could not demonstrate sufficient funds to travel. That was funny, considering I'm the one who bought our plane tickets!

    After providing additional documentation, my visa was approved. The charge for me: about 9000 baht (US$ 300). The real kicker? Tawn's visa is good for up to 30 days of travel. Mine is good only for 7 days of travel. Ouch.

    While in Shanghai, we will stay with Tawn's cousin and his wife. We're also looking forward to spending time with Jason and his husband. I suspect I will not have Xanga access while there, so may have to be away for the next week or so. I'll be back, though!

     

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