Helloooo! Happy holidays!!
I am finished school for this term, and Jordan is done co-op, meaning that we have lots more time to look forward to our ASIA TRIP!! :D
We just booked our tickets from Taiwan to Hong Kong for a pretty good deal! So we're set in terms of getting to Taiwan, then to Hong Kong and back to Canada. All that's left in terms of flight booking is our trip to Singapore!
There's still lots more to do, but as I complete each task off the task list, I become more and more excited about our trip! Weeee Asia! :D
Melody
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Flights are booked!
And thank god for that!
This is much needed progress and solidification of our trip plans.
I'll be flying out to Vancouver on Jan 7th, flying to Taiwan on Jan 15th, and flying back to Canada on May 27th. Will be a long escape from Canada and Winter! I wonder how quickly homesickness will come.
This is much needed progress and solidification of our trip plans.
I'll be flying out to Vancouver on Jan 7th, flying to Taiwan on Jan 15th, and flying back to Canada on May 27th. Will be a long escape from Canada and Winter! I wonder how quickly homesickness will come.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Booking flights and looking up restaurants
So I booked my first flight, which is my flight from Toronto to Vancouver. We're getting an updated quote on the main flights and are hoping to purchase tomorrow.
Residence applications have been sent in and now we just sit to hear about the residence app and visa application.
Maps
Been compiling a major map of tourist attractions in HK, Singapore and Taiwan. Found lots of well rated, cheap eats in HK! There are also a good number of fun weekend excursions that I can see in the various parts of Hong Kong and lots of temples for us to explore during our 5 days in Singapore!
Check out the map page for some of the locations that I've looked up!
Finances
Been looking into bank accounts for our time there. Seems the easiest method is to open an HSBC account when I get there and then to wire money into that account. Will have to pay a 2.5% conversion fee which is going to suck.
Cell phones
Was debating looking for a Samsung Galaxy SII for cheap when I get there but I may just continue using this Blackberry and get a prepaid data plan. With this I'm pretty sure I won't have BBM but the time difference to back home will make BBM much less useful anyways. The prepaid data plans seem pretty cheap and will allow me to navigate downtown with a GPS and help us not get lost! Currently look at http://www.three.com.hk and http://www2.pccwmobile.com.
Residence applications have been sent in and now we just sit to hear about the residence app and visa application.
Maps
Been compiling a major map of tourist attractions in HK, Singapore and Taiwan. Found lots of well rated, cheap eats in HK! There are also a good number of fun weekend excursions that I can see in the various parts of Hong Kong and lots of temples for us to explore during our 5 days in Singapore!
Check out the map page for some of the locations that I've looked up!
Finances
Been looking into bank accounts for our time there. Seems the easiest method is to open an HSBC account when I get there and then to wire money into that account. Will have to pay a 2.5% conversion fee which is going to suck.
Cell phones
Was debating looking for a Samsung Galaxy SII for cheap when I get there but I may just continue using this Blackberry and get a prepaid data plan. With this I'm pretty sure I won't have BBM but the time difference to back home will make BBM much less useful anyways. The prepaid data plans seem pretty cheap and will allow me to navigate downtown with a GPS and help us not get lost! Currently look at http://www.three.com.hk and http://www2.pccwmobile.com.
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