With the time change today was a 36 hour day for me. I slept in and went for a run in the park by my hotel. I had the breakfast buffet at the hotel. Then I packed up and got ready for my flight to Vancouver. I got the Beijing airport with plenty of time. I wasn't feeling great as I was getting on the plane so I asked the flight attendant if there were any aisle seats available so I could quickly use the bathroom if I needed. I was stoked because he moved me to th...

Today I met Gloria in the lobby at 9:30 to begin the second day of the tour. We walked to the Forbidden city as it was really close to my hotel. We saw Ti'anmen Square the world's largest public square. Forbidden city is the largest Imperial Palace in the world. The architecture was beautiful. It was very crowded though. Many Chinese people are rude and pushy. They do not wait their turn and they budge the line. While I was waiting for my tour guide to buy my en...

This morning I woke up at 3am because I wanted to be one of the first to check in for my flight to Beijing in case I ran into any problems. Since I still had my e-ticket that was dated for the previous day, I was worried I would run into problems. I was taking the managers Joanne's word that I would be able to get on the plane. I did not have anything like a ticket or something to prove it. I kept waking up all night long worried about not getting on the plane i...

This morning was crazy. Everything was going fine at first. I got to the airport at 4:15am for my flight to Beijing. Once I got to the check-in counter there was a problem. I did not have a visa for China. I guess I can get a 72 hour visa on arrival but my stay was going to be 77 hours and that was not okay. Anyways, they refused to let me on the plane because they said China charges their airline when they let people through who do not qualify for the visa. The ...

Today I got up at 3am to take the bus back to Puerto Princesa. Since only 5 people were going back to Manila at that time, I got the front seat. This driver was much better than our last and sitting in the front rather than the back made a huge difference. This ride didn't seem bad at all compared to the way there. I was able to sleep most of the way. Once I got to Puerto Princesa, I flew to Manila. Once landing I got a taxi to the Kimberly hotel to pick up my b...