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waynehead
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| I agree that if any city is worth 100+ bucks for a visit, it's Beijing. |
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bbb0777
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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The U.S. charges Chinese 140 dollars JUST TO APPLY for a U.S. entry visa. Paying the fee is no guarantee that a Chinese will get the visa.
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Right, I'd forgotten that. It does seem to be kind of a slap in the face to a denied applicant. |
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barbbui
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| got my chinese visa in the states. 1 year multi was $130. |
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Yaya
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Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| got my chinese visa in the states. 1 year multi was $130. |
How did you get it? I hear getting a one-year multi-entry visa to China is tough if you are NOT an ethnic Chinese. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe so, but when Hong Kong is visa-free, I'll go there instead.
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| I agree that if any city is worth 100+ bucks for a visit, it's Beijing. |
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He with Horns on Head
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Cybergoat farm
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| China is probably hands down the most fascinating place to visit/explore in Asia, friendly people for the most part, too. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| He with Horns on Head wrote: |
| China is probably hands down the most fascinating place to visit/explore in Asia, friendly people for the most part, too. |
I also hear the depature tax at Chinese airports can be quite high. |
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travel zen
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Location: Good old Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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| China is probably hands down the most fascinating place to visit/explore in Asia, friendly people for the most part, too. |
I'm going to Beijing on Saturday(5th) if I get my visa on time and I shudder at the thought of being there for 24 hours! I was living in Beijing and Shenzhen for about 3 months and that country has got to have the nastiest, most loathsome people with no regard for human life or dignity. Onward to Mongolia and real people  |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
Maybe so, but when Hong Kong is visa-free, I'll go there instead.
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| I agree that if any city is worth 100+ bucks for a visit, it's Beijing. |
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Hong Kong IS visa free. I've been there numerous times since I've been to Korea. YOU NEED NO VISA. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| roadwork wrote: |
| Ilsanman wrote: |
Maybe so, but when Hong Kong is visa-free, I'll go there instead.
| waynehead wrote: |
| I agree that if any city is worth 100+ bucks for a visit, it's Beijing. |
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Hong Kong IS visa free. I've been there numerous times since I've been to Korea. YOU NEED NO VISA. |
eh, he is aware of that. Hence why he plans to continue going to HKG (and not Beijing, where he'd have to pay for a visa). |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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| bucheon bum wrote: |
| roadwork wrote: |
| Ilsanman wrote: |
Maybe so, but when Hong Kong is visa-free, I'll go there instead.
| waynehead wrote: |
| I agree that if any city is worth 100+ bucks for a visit, it's Beijing. |
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Hong Kong IS visa free. I've been there numerous times since I've been to Korea. YOU NEED NO VISA. |
eh, he is aware of that. Hence why he plans to continue going to HKG (and not Beijing, where he'd have to pay for a visa). |
I misread that as a conditional 'when' not as a current status of 'when'. Either way, 'because' or 'while' would have been a better selection than 'when' |
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He with Horns on Head
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Cybergoat farm
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| travel zen wrote: |
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| China is probably hands down the most fascinating place to visit/explore in Asia, friendly people for the most part, too. |
I'm going to Beijing on Saturday(5th) if I get my visa on time and I shudder at the thought of being there for 24 hours! I was living in Beijing and Shenzhen for about 3 months and that country has got to have the nastiest, most loathsome people with no regard for human life or dignity. Onward to Mongolia and real people |
The Cantonese are notorious for being rude, even amongst their Mandarin-speaking countrymen.
Next time try living in Suzhou, Nanjing or Chengdu - all are great cities with good, friendly locals living in them. Not sure about living in Beijing, but I feel the same way about Shanghai - now that's a horrid city. |
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bbb0777
Joined: 24 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| He with Horns on Head wrote: |
| China is probably hands down the most fascinating place to visit/explore in Asia, friendly people for the most part, too. |
Where have you been/liked in mainland China? I've been to Beijing/Shanghai and liked both a lot (preferred Beijing), but that's all. |
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mmace1
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
Maybe so, but when Hong Kong is visa-free, I'll go there instead.
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You could also go to Macau (visa-free) on the same trip via a 1 hour ferry ride from Hong Kong. Macau has some rather pretty Portuguese architecture and of course the casinos, which are fun to see even if you're a non-gambler.
Both are worth visiting. That said, I have to say Beijing blows them away in terms of sites to see. |
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