Below is our China itinerary. I’ve included links to the hotels we are staying at.
Our mobile phone number is +8613556480892 from the US. Drop the +86 if calling within China. China is all one time zone so we are 16 hours ahead of West Coast time.
January 15:
- Shantou to Guangzhou by bus
- Garden Hotel: http://www.thegardenhotel.com.cn
January 18
- Guangzhou to Guilin: Flight CZ3236, China Southern (Note: this flight was cancelled but we got out on a later flight the same day)
- Guishan (JASPER) Hotel: http://www.gtahotels.com/hotels/guilin_guishan_jasper_hotel.htm
January 22
- Guilin to Kunming: Flight CZ3247, China Southern (Our flight was cancelled so we skipped Kunming and flew on to Chengdu)
- Tianhen (Horizon) Hotel: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/hotel/horizon-hotel-yunnan-kunming.htm
January 25
- Kunming to Chengdu: 3U8862, Sichuan Airlines (we did not take this flight since we skipped Kunming)
- Haiyat Hotel for three days
- University Hotel for remainder
January 30
- Chengdu to Lijiang (our first non-cancelled flight)
February 2
- Lijiang to Xi’an (our flight was 4 hours late. we stopped in Kunming enroute)
- Hyatt Regency Xi’an: http://www.chinahotelsite.com/xian/hyatt_regency/index.htm
February 5
- Xi’an to Beijing: MU2109, China Eastern
- Red Wall Hotel: http://www.chinahighlights.com/hotel/beijing-hotels/redwall-hotel.htm
February 13
- Beijing to Shanghai: MU5108, China Eastern
- Howard Johnson All Suites Hotel: http://www.sinohotel.com/hotel/hotel.html?hid=1517
February 24
- Shanghai to Nairobi via Dubai: Emirates Airlines (we cancelled Africa do to political unrest in Kenya. Emirated refunded our tickets)
- Shanghai to San Francisco to Seattle


