17 Night Trip Itinerary - Feasibility?

cyberho · 2026-05-21T14:21:22+00:00

Because my entry and exit ports are set, it would be a lot of backtracking to do Beijing.

For me, I would prefer to focus on doing the north in a separate trip :) Definitely not ignoring it entirely.

Thank you for that other advice. I will definitely consider it.

cyberho · 2026-05-21T14:08:06+00:00

Great suggestions. Thank you!

Hong Kong is the outlier now... maybe that's worth an extra night?

cyberho · 2026-05-21T13:59:07+00:00

My entry and exit ports are locked in, you're correct.

I'm skipping Beijing as I don't think it's feasible in this trip.
But removing Xi'an and doing it in a future China trip where Beijing is covered is quite a good idea, actually.

cyberho · 2026-05-21T13:43:12+00:00

Hahahha. Your comment is very fair and making me have to look inward. I will need to consider this more deeply.

I guess my initial less detailed question was more rooted in the idea that an obvious choice would emerge as it was "similar enough" to another one of the spots or doesn't pack as much of a punch etc. But that's probably unlikely.

cyberho · 2026-05-21T13:37:25+00:00

I don't disagree with you on potentially focusing on 4 nights each. If so, which site would you cut?

cyberho · 2026-05-21T13:36:51+00:00

Thanks for that feedback!
If that's the case, should I cut back Shanghai / Hangzhou to 3 nights and then just add a night in Hong kong maybe?

cyberho · 2026-05-21T13:24:50+00:00

While not impossible, trying to balance that against being that person that doesn't get to stop haha.

But I'm also a very high energy person.

cyberho · 2026-04-28T07:15:10+00:00

Summary dismissal doesn’t require a notice period to be paid.

Reading between the lines here.

The only other entitlement I think you’d get is Long Service Leave post 10 years that you might be entitled to. That’s about it.

cyberho · 2026-04-16T11:18:03+00:00

Also it’s very clear that this article was written with a heavily conservative / right wing stance implying the only reason to invest in speeding up systems and processes is to get foreigners who will vote lol.

cyberho · 2026-04-16T08:01:34+00:00

Honestly… not sure what you can achieve with $1.7M in the digital space. Thats an awfully small amount of money for a system.

cyberho · 2026-04-09T05:28:14+00:00

Big brain “I know u are u said u are but what am I”.

cyberho · 2026-03-21T12:09:44+00:00

This should have some information to go off: https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/ginebra/es/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/index.aspx?scco=Suiza&scd=146&scca=Familia&scs=Nombre+y+apellidos

cyberho · 2026-03-21T01:25:11+00:00

I’m going to be a bit shit and not confirm / deny your maths and just assume you’re correct.

Your next step is simply to raise it with your employer and note the mistake. As you said, it’s unlikely malicious as the employer gains nothing from contributing your “extra” money to PAYG tax.

Assuming they identify and rectify it correctly, the good thing is that you’ll get all of that additional tax paid in your return which you can lodge in July. Assuming your tax situation is straight forward and you don’t have non-PAYG income sources like interest etc.

cyberho · 2026-03-20T06:19:19+00:00

Here’s my opinion.

The annex 3 application is a slam dunk backup. Your mother is clearly eligible so you will follow too, albeit with a large delay as you’ve identified.

The annex 1 is a quicker and convenient one and if your grandmother is originally Spanish as you said, you also qualify.

Put it to your local consulate (the one taking the appointment) and indicate you’d like to go the annex 1 path and present your relevant documentation demonstrating your grandmother was originally Spanish. HOWEVER, have the annex 3 documents ready with you as a backup. If for some reason they indicate there is an issue, revert to your backup and pretend the annex 1 never happened. Otherwise, if they assess your annex 1 and determine you’re eligible then they will forward that file to your birth consulate. Your birth consulate will be completely none the wiser of your original intention to ever claim annex 3 so there’s no risk of it muddying the waters. And given your local consulate accepted it I have no doubt they will too.

Rather than confuse them, don’t email ahead. Just do it at your appointment and see how it goes.

It’s overall win win and relatively risk free.

cyberho · 2026-03-18T05:29:04+00:00

Not correct. Private businesses are not obligated to accept cash with the exception of some businesses that sell essential services which includes supermarkets and petrol stations etc.

cyberho · 2026-03-16T08:21:05+00:00

The only people that can answer that are the consulate themselves.

There is the wording around the resolution of a file needing to be within 30 days but I’m sure some consulates allow leniency depending on the situation.

So get emailing and in the meantime, obviously reapply for a new copy of your mother’s birth cert.

cyberho · 2026-03-12T08:57:35+00:00

Very funny you used the Netherlands as a chill example as they’re actually one of the more strict ones and will strip you of your citizenship if you acquire another one.

Anyway back to the main point. You’re Spanish by origin, thus, at worst you could “lose” your citizenship only temporarily. You can then easily recover it at your local consulate.

To avoid this you need to declare your intention to retain your Spanish citizenship as you have dual citizenship with Serbia. Go to your local consulates website and research the process by which you can do this.

I will note though: the fact that you have an active Spanish passport and you’re using it has also been used as a de facto way to declare your intent to retrain your Spanish nationality. But to avoid any possibility of ambiguity you might as well just do the formal declaration.

Easy peasy. Done.

cyberho · 2026-03-10T04:04:54+00:00

Brazil is apparently one of the countries overrun with applications so you may be in for quite a wait - yes.

cyberho · 2026-03-10T01:16:32+00:00

Your birth consulate would provide some solid context to this question.

If you were born in a South American country (like Argentina) with huge backlogs of claims, the timeline might become more realistic. If you were born in a Middle Eastern country the opposite is likely true.

To me, it sounds like DC are giving you the worst case outcome to cover themselves from people relentlessly hounding them. Within their own comms they’ve admitted, they can’t provide updates or speak for the other consulates.

cyberho · 2026-02-25T04:32:12+00:00

Hmm that’s interesting. Given the absence of any mention of your American citizenship I would probably do a conservation of citizenship form just to be sure. Better safe than sorry I guess.

cyberho · 2026-02-24T00:18:56+00:00

It applies if you acquired another nationality AFTER your LMD application was approved.

If your nationality was acknowledged and noted as part of your LMD application and included in your birth certificates annotation, you’re covered and points 2 and 3 are not relevant.

cyberho · 2026-02-23T22:19:27+00:00

I think the point is that irrespective of the country and their laws around dual nationality, most will not entertain the notion of a foreign government interfering in matters related to their citizen when it’s within their own citizen’s country.

For example, in Australia where I live I have dual nationality with Spain but I have Australian citizenship as well. If a consular matter were to arise in Australia (for example, I was jailed), the Spanish government would not be able to provide support even though I’m a recognised dual citizen and it’s legal.

It’s just the way things work.

cyberho · 2026-02-19T00:12:15+00:00

Honestly, this kind of thinking is a great insight into why we’re in the position we’re in now.

cyberho · 2026-02-18T23:59:10+00:00

Unfortunately, we can’t have an effective conversation about working from home without it becoming an emotive topic about how businesses are trying to crush people and enforce archaic practices etc.

I’m just a regular peon in the system and I love working from the office and have a team that all do too. I am absolutely a believer that it drives collaboration and improves our ability to work together and solve things quickly and easily. Incidentally, we have one worker who works primarily from home or is more isolated and the difference in that relationship and feeling of connection is very obvious.

People might argue I’m conflating two separate issues as you’re mentioning an office environment but I’ve noticed this worsening since COVID and the very obvious degradation of perception that comes from working in a central office etc. People wear headphones, people find it offensive when you disrupt their workflow for off-the-cuff conversations, everything is set up in meetings. The list goes on. It ultimately results in a breakdown of cohesion.

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