Comments on: In Which Things Fail to Go to Plan in Beijing

By: Theodora

Theodora — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:38:39 +0000

Yep. There’s some things you just can’t work out until you’re on the ground in some places. I have a feeling I have a comment here describing a particularly hideous visa run in Colombia — might have been Medellin? You need to commute across town between two offices?

By: Dani Blanchette

Dani Blanchette — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:34:18 +0000

VISA HELL!!!! Argh! I’m about to try to get “domestic partnership visa” in colombia, which may or may not actually exist, may cost somewhere between $100 and $300, be good for 3 months to 3 years, and may or may not require a trip to miserable, freezing cold, monsoon-like Bogota.

But at least I got 90days in the country to work this out! 😛

By: Theodora

Theodora — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:52:08 +0000

In reply to Thomas. I don't find Beijing that tough to navigate, actually -- you have the ring roads, the big cross streets, the numbered alleys off the cross streets. But then I'm from London, which makes NO SENSE AT ALL.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:01:37 +0000

I remember running around Beijing trying to sort out my Mongolian Visa in the freezing cold, what a pain. How are you getting on with the maps? Aren’t they just super confusing?

By: Theodora

Theodora — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:16:08 +0000

In reply to Yvette. Mercifully, things have started to look up... Thank god.

By: Theodora

Theodora — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:15:22 +0000

In reply to Rob. Thanks, Rob! That cat is the best-tempered cat EVAH. Quite extraordinary what it will tolerate....

By: Yvette

Yvette — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:36:40 +0000

In reply to Theodora.

W00t!

I imagine flat hunting in -30 in China is a touch more unpleasant than my experiences in Amsterdam, which weren’t all that great either.

Note btw that I know you’re writing retroactively so I do hope things are better NOW. 😉

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:31:48 +0000

Hey Theadora,
Your doing well girl.

That photo of Zac with the kitty cat is magnificent.
I have just had to put my old cat down (she was 22 years old and travelled all through Africa with me), so that I can get on my bike.

Keep going sunshine.

By: Theodora

Theodora — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:02:04 +0000

In reply to Yvette.

No, I think it’s going to be misery all the way for at least another ten days. With the odd dose of happy pictures, saying “It was lovely really.” Honest.

You can find out what it’s like flat hunting in -30, as well. STAY TUNED!

By: Yvette

Yvette — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:58:14 +0000

You know, the bright side of all this is now that after all the crappy stuff of the past couple weeks (code not working, frantic searching for a new apartment) I can regularly tune into your blog and think “at least I’m not dealing with visa hell in 3rd world countries!”

If it’s not too mean, I hope your series doesn’t reach its thrilling conclusion for, oh, 10 days cause then I’ll be in said new apartment living a cool life again. :p