I knew about the no toilet roll thing.

I have bought from Morrisons supermarket, little packs of portable toilet roll.

They are made by andrex and should be ideal for this situation.

I will report back at the end of October when I come back.

Can you answer me one thing.

I received my holiday pack yesterday, and was wondering about the instructions on the overnight bag.

I am ok with the taking of the bag. I am just a bit confused with the moving of the suitcase from bejing to xian.

Do we need to pack enough in the overnight bag to last for the days 5/6/7/8 and 9.?

Or do we meet up with our suitcase on day 7 when we arrive to the hotel for a two night stay.?

Is the suitcase at this hotel, or do we only see it again on day 10 when we get to the airport to fly home.?

Do we have time to stuff the overnight bag and it's contents into the suitcase before check in.

Don't fancy carrying dirty clothes in the overnight bag onto the plane, would much rather get rid and just carry what I need.

Sorry lots of questions, but, I bet the rest of the group flying out on the 20th October will now be wondering the same thing after reading the information pack.

Many thanks for your help.

Sandra

Eileen

The station at Beijing is very busy and I would advise only taking what you really need to Chengde. I took way too much and it was heavy to carry at the station. Hotel in Chengde does not provide free bottled water, powdered milk or coffee.Hope this helps.

Everything that Eileen say is correct. You need enough clothes for 2 days tavelling.

1 Beijing > Chengde and 1 return. Plus you will need enough for 1 complete (and busy) day & 2 nights in Chengde.

You will get your case back at Beijing airport with enough time to repack before checking in for your flight to Xian.

You will have a fanastic time.. Enjoy.

Many thanks for all the information. It's so nice to get such a good response.

I think I mis read the information and convinced my self I would not see my suitcase again until I was flying home.

I can now start planning what to take and when for. I know it will be a little colder than when you all went, so am packing to layer up.

And I coat for if it rains.

Any tips about this would be greatfully received. :-)

Sandra

I was on this trip in May this year, we had a fabulous time but found it very tiring it was non stop every day. We never had time to go back to the hotel to change for dinner so we ate in the clothes we had been wearing all day, that happened every single day, needless to say most of the clothes we took never got wore, so don't over pack. Hope you had a great time.

Best Wishes

Patsy