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Thanks Cam. It's funny to write that much about 1 day in SF when we are going to Asia for 9 weeks...but it's the Oregon-SF and HKDL portions that will probably have the most detailed plans.
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I can't even imagine the planning that would go into this. Very exciting trip though!
You know, what's striking me is how little I will actually plan. With a trip this long, it doesn't make sense to do a blitzkrieg survey of major sites. In my next installment, I'm going to post on general touring philosophy and strategy, as well as some conundrums that have come up.
Having just been there, I'd definitely go for the Walt Disney Family Museum - it was amazing!
I just peeked over at your TR...And caught your latest installment on the WDFM. Didn't want to look to carefully, as I may be there myself in a few months, but you definitely did wet my whistle for this place. QUESTION: You had a ticket with a time slot to visit. How many folks do they let in? Do they kick you out after a certain amt of time? Do they have a picnic/snack area?
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I just peeked over at your TR...And caught your latest installment on the WDFM. Didn't want to look to carefully, as I may be there myself in a few months, but you definitely did wet my whistle for this place. QUESTION: You had a ticket with a time slot to visit. How many folks do they let in? Do they kick you out after a certain amt of time? Do they have a picnic/snack area?
You have to pick a time slot if you book in advance, although in all truth, we were late by about half an hour and they couldn't have cared less, they just let us straight in. The woman at the door seemed quite surprised I'd booked ahead, as she asked if I needed tickets and when I said she said "oh you are organised, you could work here", which surprised me. I guess maybe they don't get that many people booking ahead. I suspect, if it's packed, then they'll stick to the timed entry, but apart from that, they don't appear bothered.
We had as long as we wanted to make our way through the exhibition and, the way it's laid out there's no way to kick you out after a certain time. The museum has lots of green areas outside and, on the day we visited, they were having a festival on the main big one, so I suspect you probably can have a picnic there, but I don't know for sure.
This looks like a great adventure and such an amazing trip! The plans are shaping up and glad you are going to experience so many amazing things in Asia. HKDL sounds like a great time and you got a good deal on it! You did well with the air fare too!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
DH wants to go to Disneyland Shanghai! I'll rephrase that. DH wants to use DL Shanghai as an excuse to travel to that area of China. Since we have no firm plans and no need to go anywhere at any specific time...anchors (like a theme park ) are really useful for adding structure to the trip.
I'm super psyched that DH is accepting and rolling with my recent (2+ year) Disney fixation.
That sounds great and a good option which will make this trip that much better!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
What wonderful news! I have to say Shanghai looks like it's going to be amazing and I want to get there sooner rather than later.
I haven't read a whole ton about SD, but I did read a little article recently that piqued my interest for sure. OK,who am I kidding. I post here daily. They could open ANY Disney park, ANYWHERE, and I would be all over it. But I do like the idea of the "gardens of imagination" hub. It sounds like this park is going to be AWESOME and different, not as much a clone of DLCA, more of a destination in it's own right.
Honestly, going right after it opens doesn't thrill me. I like to know what I'm getting into, both crowd-wise and attraction-wise. It will be too early for there to be guidebooks or comprehensive touring plan blogs. I'll be doing it on my own! Hope I don't get bit by a snake, crushed by a rock, or fly out into space!
I know! It's not a given. What I do know is that it's a 19 hr train ride from Hong Kong, and the fare is reported to be $65 one-way. DH started to drag his feet when he heard that. But I'm betting there are cheaper ways to travel there. It's not a direction we were considering heading, so it still might not happen, but I'm thinking it still might.
This update is vague and probably boring, but it did happen, so I'll post it.
DH and I found time to look at a map and talk about dates. He's been talking about Western China into Kyrgyzstan, plus Shanghai, plus Myanmar, plus the SE Asia peninsula. And happily, during our talk, reality set in. We don't really like madly rushing from place to place, and we really like to "base" in one or two locations and take side trips. That is not conducive to a 1000-2000 mile trek across the whole of China.
With him accepting this, we now have a preliminary vague itinerary scaffolding:
Week 1-Hong Kong
Week 2-Train down coast of Vietnam, with stop offs.
Week 3-Set up base in Don Det, Laos (where we have friends). This is on the southern border shared with Cambodia. Here's a pic of our friends in front of the guesthouse we will be staying at, I think. They have since build their own home. Aren't they the cutest ever? Donna came into some money (they used to be dead broke) and they retired in Laos.
Week 4-Week7 Side trips in Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand
Week 8-9 Enter Myanmar, travel north back to China, travel up to Shanghai, visiting You-Know-What, then back to HK for the flight home.
I'll post more pics at some point, these are all stock photos but give a great idea of the delights that await us!
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she said "oh you are organised, you could work here", which surprised me. I guess maybe they don't get that many people booking ahead. 
I suspect, if it's packed, then they'll stick to the timed entry, but apart from that, they don't appear bothered. 
The plans are shaping up and glad you are going to experience so many amazing things in Asia. 
) are really useful for adding structure to the trip. 
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