Walking is happening this week at the quarry. Try and make sure you get to as many of these as possible. Let me tell you, there are plenty of stone steps in China! You need to get your legs ready.

You probably should start thinking about what you want to be taking with you to China in terms of clothing. My advice is to pack light. There are a couple of opportunities we have along the way to get our clothes drycleaned in the hotels we stay at. I think it cost me about 70 Yuan (approx. $12.00 Aust. dollars) to get my clothes drycleaned and it was money well spent. I’m planning on packing about five T Shirts, a couple of long sleeved T Shirts, a polar fleece vest, thermals, three quarter length and full length gym pants, and an outfit that I can wear out – nicer top and pants – nothing too fancy.   

    

Time to think about luggage too. You are going to be carting your bag up and down steps of railway stations and along streets. You don’t want anything too heavy. I’m going to be buying a bag like the one above – one with wheels and a pull out handle. I like the fact that with these bags you can pick them up like a sports bag as well. Make sure you pack light so that you have room for some purchases along the way. If you can pack a foldable sports bag that you could take onto a plane as hand luggage this may prove wise. Last year I had to buy a bag (or two!) to store purchases I had made. 

Follow this link to see the advice the Chinese give their own people about how they should conduct themselves abroad. You’ll see quite a bit of this in China, especially what appears as No. 1 on the list!