After a virtually empty and an uneventful Air Malaysia flight, we arrived in the tropics! Our next flight is not until the middle of March leaving out of Vietnam (which will be the longest we have gone without flying in the past 4 years).
We arrived late Monday night to a nice hostel in Chinatown, but had a room with a very rickety bunkbed. Turns out I accidentally booked a twin room instead of a double (oops!). Exhausted, we quickly fell asleep only to be awoken Continue reading
Shanghai to be exact. This city is like a showcase for the future – almost everything is brand new. From the airport we took a mag-lev train to the city. The top speed was 186 mph and the suburbs just whizzed past. By the time we found our hostel it was pretty late so Sara and I decided to eat there. After two meals and drinks the total bill was only $15 (I could get used to this)! The hostel was in Old Town and had many of the expected amenities other than weak plumbing that required all paper be thrown in the trash and only provided hot water during set hours.
On Saturday we started exploring the city. Continue reading