Oops, Should Have Pre-booked Accommodation A short 1 1/2 hour flight from Chengdu had us arriving in Xian. The flight did not cost much more than the train that would have taken 12 -16 hours to get us there. This was the first place we have traveled to and had a problem because we didn't prebook accommodation. It seemed many of the backpacker type places were full. I left Jack standing in a cool outside corridor of one of the hotels with our bags. It was really hot and not going to be pleasant to try and carry the bags around with us while we looked for accommodation. After trying several … [Read more...]