Getaway.

I know I’m kinda just back from Japan, but I’m already planning on where my next getaway should be. As things stand, I’m actually planning a short getaway to Guilin in December, which I am confident that all the travel and lodging arrangements can be less than HKD1000 for a 4-day trip. Chances are I’ll be there around the Christmas period, so whoever doesn’t mind taking an overnight train to Guilin from Shenzhen please let me know and perhaps we could split the cost of lodging, and thus be able to extend the trip!

And then I am asked to be part of the organizing team for a postgraduate cultural exchange trip to Hokkaido during Chinese New Year. In a certain way I don’t really mind being on the trip because that’s another opportunity to go to Japan, and Hokkaido in end of January should be cold and perhaps even snowy, so that’s sounding like a good idea. But then, I don’t really like the idea of leading a trip like this because there are just too many things to do and the thought of having to take care of everyone else on the trip sometimes isn’t the most exciting aspect, really. I’ll see how things go for this one.

My sister and I have agreed that we want to visit Japan together, so we’ve penned it down for April. But if I do go to Hokkaido in January, then we’ll move our trip back to June. I’m not sure how hot it would be come June, but I guess sometimes it’s so difficult to arrange for things like these – it’s not like I can just grab my bag and go just like that.

Perhaps I need to strike a first prize for Mark Six sometime soon.