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China is viewed on here as too expensive by many, it will cost in the region of $100 per day to travel through China and the minimum number of days seems to be 20 ishh and that doesn't leave a lot of free time if any. The $100 is for the guide and does not include your expenses..hotels fuel etc. Jimmy
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Costs can vary a lot, I am not sure $100 is right, I would have thought a lot less than that, $60 might be closer. (a wage is only $450 a month) I am working on getting my Chinese driving licence.
I just can't drive crazy enough yet though !! Every city is different, some cities, are sedate drivers, some are drive by the seat of their pants.
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My take on it is.... the transit of China has a value as an experience far above the shipping and flying. This is a personal thing and only you can decide if the extra cost to transit China is offset by the trip.Jimmy
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I have lived in China, and there is just so much to see and do,it is beyond what many will imagine China to be, and the more you are here, the more you will like it. I think.
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No doubt someone will have a different view on the costs, each to their own. Jimmy
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Depends if you are willing to pay more, I very rarely go shopping by myself, {foreigner = price rises}
You can stand back in amazement and see the prices tumble when it is negotiated in Chinese.
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I still want to travel UK to Thailand through China.... 1 other rider and a 4x4 would be the ideal group to share the costs, anyone?.Jimmy
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That's an ideal situation, a group is great, I spend most of my time in far east coast of China, Yantai, Shandong province, and I have considered a drive the full width of China.
Trouble is, I know so many very nice places to visit, crossing China would take me a year.
Some of the highways here are better than world class.
Another thing to remember is, trucks over a certain size are not allowed on the road during daylight hours.
They are confined to night time driving, some thing I thing UK should follow up on.
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