I was always on the road lately due to work purposes. Recently I also have the chance to travel to Guangzhou for a business trip. To be more accurate, I visited Chang An 长安镇 of 东莞 city. I have heard of these places from friend as there are famous among Malaysians as many has invested in these city. I was there for 4 nights, relatively short for such a big place. or is it?
Before you planned a trip to Guangzhou, There is a few things you need to pay attention too:
1. Visa, Many malaysian take this for granted as Malaysian are blessed with a passport that can enter many country in the world without any visa requirements, but not to China!
2. Bring Cash, almost all establishment do not accept foreign credit or charge card...cash is king in China.
3. Land at the correct airport. I make a mistake by landing at Baiyun International instead of Shenzhen, Hong Kong or Macau. Landing at the correct airport will at least save you 1 to 1.5 hours traveling time by road.
Baiyun International Airport
Day 1
Arrive late to 长安 due to my flight booking blunder of landing at Baiyun instead of shenzhen. Thanks to pre-assign driver from company, we arrive swiftly to 长安 and after a quick late supper (well...over here there is no such thing as supper menu, and most of the people here eat in 茶餐厅 a la Hong Kong Style, the menu is really big and extensive, if you order wrongly, the portion will stuff you until tomorrow!)
Since we are so tired, we checked into our first hotel - 四喜酒店 located just next to a community hospital and the famous 长安 old 二奶村. well the 二奶村is a place you look for well... not really for 二奶 but more for "kok kok kai." The most creepy part about this hotel was the community hospital located next to it, because from your window, you can easily saw the patient inside and China community hospital is not your Gleneagles or Columbia Aisia type, and the sight ain't pretty. This reason alone made up my mind to go hotel hunting first thing after work tomorrow!
四喜酒店 rooms, not so bad i would say, as i have seen worse in Malaysia
Toilet is clean, water was hot and pressure was good. Instant noodle was cheap(for a hotel) and the satelite decoder provides you 50++ channel for your viewing pleasure......
It has been a tiring day...and immediately i Z.zzzz.zzzzzz
To Be Continue..................
Before you planned a trip to Guangzhou, There is a few things you need to pay attention too:
1. Visa, Many malaysian take this for granted as Malaysian are blessed with a passport that can enter many country in the world without any visa requirements, but not to China!
2. Bring Cash, almost all establishment do not accept foreign credit or charge card...cash is king in China.
3. Land at the correct airport. I make a mistake by landing at Baiyun International instead of Shenzhen, Hong Kong or Macau. Landing at the correct airport will at least save you 1 to 1.5 hours traveling time by road.
Baiyun International Airport
Day 1
Arrive late to 长安 due to my flight booking blunder of landing at Baiyun instead of shenzhen. Thanks to pre-assign driver from company, we arrive swiftly to 长安 and after a quick late supper (well...over here there is no such thing as supper menu, and most of the people here eat in 茶餐厅 a la Hong Kong Style, the menu is really big and extensive, if you order wrongly, the portion will stuff you until tomorrow!)
Since we are so tired, we checked into our first hotel - 四喜酒店 located just next to a community hospital and the famous 长安 old 二奶村. well the 二奶村is a place you look for well... not really for 二奶 but more for "kok kok kai." The most creepy part about this hotel was the community hospital located next to it, because from your window, you can easily saw the patient inside and China community hospital is not your Gleneagles or Columbia Aisia type, and the sight ain't pretty. This reason alone made up my mind to go hotel hunting first thing after work tomorrow!
四喜酒店 rooms, not so bad i would say, as i have seen worse in Malaysia
Toilet is clean, water was hot and pressure was good. Instant noodle was cheap(for a hotel) and the satelite decoder provides you 50++ channel for your viewing pleasure......
It has been a tiring day...and immediately i Z.zzzz.zzzzzz
To Be Continue..................
