There were a few missions I had to accomplish in Hong Kong:
1 - Get a 30 day visa for China
2 - Go shopping for more items I needed for my bike (saddle and handlebar bag at the top of the list.
3 - Go sight seeing
I got the disappointing news that the maximum visa as a South African national I was eligible for is a fifteen day visa.
15 days!!!
Immediately I though of plan B:
- Go back into China to fetch bike
- Cycle to Hong Kong
- Fly to another South East Asian country to get a 30 day Chinese visa in one of thos countries
Flying is against my travel philosophy. I think one should travel overland so as not to miss any opportunity and to admire the landscape. But when backed into a corner and left no options what can we do but fly.
Yes, I did look into taking a cargo ship from Hong Kong but that is way out of my travel budget. Gone are the days of the hap-hazard traveller being able to jump on the next outbound ship.
Thanks to Chenning, Chris and Meggy for sending me the relevant documents I needed to apply for the 15 day Chinese visa. Who knew they would need their old passport to apply for a visa?
1 - Get a 30 day visa for China
2 - Go shopping for more items I needed for my bike (saddle and handlebar bag at the top of the list.
3 - Go sight seeing
I got the disappointing news that the maximum visa as a South African national I was eligible for is a fifteen day visa.
15 days!!!
Immediately I though of plan B:
- Go back into China to fetch bike
- Cycle to Hong Kong
- Fly to another South East Asian country to get a 30 day Chinese visa in one of thos countries
Flying is against my travel philosophy. I think one should travel overland so as not to miss any opportunity and to admire the landscape. But when backed into a corner and left no options what can we do but fly.
Yes, I did look into taking a cargo ship from Hong Kong but that is way out of my travel budget. Gone are the days of the hap-hazard traveller being able to jump on the next outbound ship.
Thanks to Chenning, Chris and Meggy for sending me the relevant documents I needed to apply for the 15 day Chinese visa. Who knew they would need their old passport to apply for a visa?
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