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That’s why it’s glamping and not camping 😄

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Thanks a lot for supporting this channel.

@@gibbontravelogue U r welcome

Hahaha! China is fantastic lots of things to do, see and eat.

@@gibbontravelogue Yes I love China

Thanks! It’s an honour to have you visiting our channel

@@gibbontravelogue The honor is mine, thanks for promoting my country

My preference is always the cooler months. I would say all months except between June to August.

We were there in late March where the weather is mild.

No no it wouldn’t. Your WeChat account should function well with the Chinese SIM card.

Glad you enjoyed it, Luan! Do a trip to Malacca, can’t say enough how wonderful the food there is!!!

Thanks!

Glad it’s helpful. It must be the Singapore ascent. Try turning on the English caption.

I would expect that you can go to the App Store, download and register for WeChat, link your credit card and be ready to go.

Wow, that’s a lot of questions. Let me see. Will try to answer your questions as much as I can. Ok here goes. I would expect at least a week to thoroughly enjoy the sights. We flew in from Beijing and then took a domestic flight to Harbin. From the Harbin airport, we were supposed to take a train to Yabuli club med but there was a snow storm and we ended up on a bus ride there instead.

Continue… for winter wear, we brought our winter wear to Beijing and bought even warmer winter wear in Beijing. Not expensive at all.

Yes, we stayed in club med in Yabuli and it was really value for money. Full board and all expenses paid skiing. So if you or your family ski, it is definitely worth considering. Do check out the price down coz our trip was Dec 2019, just before Covid. Our Snow Town visit was with the local tour and yes, we stayed there for a night. Very memorable.

@@gibbontravelogue Real sorry for asking lots of questions. Despite having done lots of DIY myself, I just like to have as much info as possible before pushing the button for a trip. A few more questions, specifically what month did you do your trip? I was hoping to do it in Dec but my wife was concerned that the Ice Festival may not have started yet. In regard to your Snow Town trip, my wife will search for Little Hongsu for info. I also saw a Indonesian blogger doing a day trip to Yabuli. I might just do that. And I am likely to fly via China Southern to Guangzhou, stay a few days using your UA-cam for a quick guide than hopped on a flight to Harbin. We want to bypass as we just did our Beijing our third time in March, concentrating on visit to Datong, Taiyuan and Pingyao this time. By the way I like both your Furong UA-cam (which I don't know when I can go since I have done Zhangjiajie years ago and loved your Dazu video. Was there in 2019.

@@khkhaw68 The Harbin Ice Festival is on the 5 Jan 2025. But it will be opened from late December. So all the best and have a fruitful and safe trip.

You are welcome! Wow all the way from Argentina, so glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for your comments. I would definitely recommend using your own country roaming services.

Thanks and glad the video reached Argentina. I really hope to visit Argentina one day. Keep safe!

Well it’s a mixture. We went there on our own and took a local tour to move around the various places.

Ah!! I got more questions then. I will post it here to tonight

As mentioned I have several questions as I am very interested in doing a Harbin trip (DIY). I have done many DIY trips before. But this trip continues to elude me as I am apprehensive of the very cold and harsh weather would mar the pleasure of my trip. Anyway, here are the questions. 1. How days in Harbin to cover the sights your mentioned? 2. Which are the ones you used guided tour services? And can give an indication of prices you paid. Prices in CNY is alright. 3. Which city did you fly into? I looked at your China playlist. I guessed it is Beijing and then a HSR trip from Beijing to Harbin. 4. Where did you get your winter wear? From your home country or quickly ran off to their shops to purchase on arrival. 5. You stayed at Club Med Yabuli. Was that worth it? If I decide on the trip and also to stay at Yabuli, it maybe late and too expensive. By the way, how did you get there. HSR? 6. Did you do the Snow Town on a guided basis? And stayed there a night? 6. From your trip, please tell what you wouldn't have done and what you would have added.

@@khkhaw68 hey you can check out my response on the new thread.

You're welcome! Glad the video is helpful.

@@jasonloke2219 Thanks for watching. And supporting this channel.

Now no need. This replaces the old tour card.

@@gibbontravelogue if the other party did not subscribe alipay mastercard visa service, we might not able to use. is it truth ?

@@steventay may i know which is the other party that you are referring to?

@@steventay oh, i think i know what you are asking… if the merchant/shop is not a master card or Visa card merchant, are you still able to make purchases using Alipay? Answer is yes. The merchant only need to offer Alipay has a payment mode, you can simply scan the QR code for payment.

Hi! Oh, there are many night cruises that run along the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. Physically you can go to Chaotianmen or better still, go online to purchase the tickets. Try trip.com or Klook

@@gibbontravelogue awesome thanks

Yes, access to the internet is necessary for WeChat purchases to work.

Hey Lily, you can consider Mercure Hotel at Beijing Road. It’s a place that’s very convenient, near the metro and loads of eateries and shopping malls.

Get the e-sim at Airalo. Chinese local sim will be quite restrictive. You would be able to use many of the social media apps like Facebook or UA-cam

@@gibbontravelogue wow that’s amazing I was planning to get Airalo. One more quick question if u don’t mind! Can I use the Airalo phone number to register DiDi and use for ride ?? Thanks

@@vijayhardrock yes. You can. Not a problem at all.

Agreed. Let’s hope we will have that in future. For now, you can rely a little bit on cranky Google maps in China

Yes, there are storage lockers in all the major train stations in China.

@@gibbontravelogue thanks for quick response. Do you have any other detail regarding the lockers like charges & from where to find them. Or from where i can find such information

@@Nits-Aabha Try this site www.chinadiscovery.com/china-trains/baggage-allowance-policy.html#:~:text=Almost%20all%20major%20train%20stations,lockers%20at%20the%20train%20station.

@@gibbontravelogue you are great 🫡👻

Hey David, the opera museum is within the Yongqingfang 永庆坊 area. It’s quite a prominent place.

Hey, you can consider Tianhe Gangding. It is an electronics market located right above the Gangding metro station in Tianhe.

@@gibbontravelogue thank you 🙏

Thanks and glad to know it’s been helpful to you. To register, there’s no need for a Chinese sim, you can use your own local SIM card. After registration, you just need to link your bank credit or debit card in order to make purchases.

Thank you for the fast response

As far as I know, tourists wouldn’t be able to open an account in China. Perhaps you can contact Alipay to sort out those issues that you mentioned.

@@gibbontravelogue thank you for information

That’s great! November is a good time to be in Zhangjiajie. Have fun and keep safe!

😆 thanks for the nice comments. Go there for the noodles and dim sum, it will be worth the trip there.

@@gibbontravelogue We have many dim sum restaurants here in Silicon Valley, CA. Our restaurants here don't have as many varieties but they are really good. However, dim sum generally will spike my blood sugar. For my health, I need to avoid starchy food. I had dim sum 3 times in the past 7 years.

Hey Vijay, thanks for supporting the channel. The weather is December is wintry cold and can snow quite heavily. January will be its coldest. Dress warm if you are going there during that time.

Glad to hear it! Really made my day

Yes, you can link your EU visa or Mastercard credit card to Alipay and scan the Alipay QR code to make payments in China.

My pleasure 😊! Glad that you find the video helpful.

@@gibbontravelogue one more question - im exploring the option to go to Guangzhou like you instead of changsha. May I know which hotel you stayed in and any restaurants u recommend for the dimsum? :)

@@dottiedot77 hey, sure sure. Best place to stay in is Beijing Road. Lots of hotels there, last visit we stayed in Mercure hotel. You can check out this video for more info on places to eat. ua-cam.com/video/DTzFnlLxj0w/v-deo.htmlsi=9Nnsphq4QHHQU_IL

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Glad it was helpful!

You're welcome

Glad it was helpful!

Yes, as long as it is a visa or master card regardless of credit, debit or prepaid, it can be linked to Alipay. Thanks for supporting this channel.

@@gibbontraveloguethanks again. Greetings from Singapore too.

@@Andy_TKC hey majullah Singapura !

I’ve heard this narrative somewhere…

No, a Chinese sim is not necessary. Your own country sim is enough to register.

@@gibbontravelogue oh really I'll try that next time

Hey, happy to be of help, my friendly neighbour! Thanks for supporting this channel.

Hi, the entrance is opposite the Hampton by Hilton. So search for this hotel, and it’s just the opposite. This is also the place where you purchase the tickets to the park.

Yes, you can purchase the tickets on trip.com or Klook. I think I have put the prices inside the video, do take a look again. Have a great trip there!

Wow, great to know this video reaches Morocco! All the best to your son in his studies in China! And thanks for supporting this channel.