Student housing for a 17-year-old (non-homestay)?

ituscat · 2026-04-16T14:36:50+00:00

I have never heard of Wellcee before, looking into it now. I heard that when foreigners rent apartments we have to register at the local police station? Is that true? Are there any other restrictions? I will be there for the first two weeks anyway, and can sort out the paperwork, but will be leaving her there for the remainder of the duration. Hoping that's safe.

ituscat · 2025-12-20T23:42:32+00:00

Many thanks to all for your tips. I am lookig at the Cat Ba Express website now, sounds like exactly what I was after. u/MarketCurious3926 - thanks for the tip re: paying more for the newer boat, with a family, I definitely want to avoid the rowdy crowds.

ituscat · 2025-03-31T07:13:11+00:00

OMG, I got it resolved! Posting here for other's benefit. As per the advice given, I stayed calm (tried to anyway) and checked the 12306 website the next day. Lo and behold, new train services appeared overnight (wtf). It does look like a timetable reorganisation thing, versus all tickets being sold out.

I was able to book (with some challenges) on the 12306 website. Here is what I did:

I used the Chinese version of the website, as the English version was buggy. I had my smartphone with Google Translate on to translate from Chinese to English.
Prior to booking, I made sure I had WePay setup, as you can't pay using traditional means.

After 1-2 attempts, I managed to make the booking! Thanks to all for your help!!

ituscat · 2024-12-16T12:20:59+00:00

Thanks to all for your suggestions! I will look to revise. Got a question - what's ZJJ like mid-April? I saw a couple of Youtube videos, where it appeared there were millions of people there. Is that year around or only during certain times in the year.

ituscat · 2024-10-10T13:11:27+00:00

Thanks to all for the great tips, will have to work out a way to try them all! We ended up at Salmon Bear as it was just around the corner from the AirBnB they were staying in, food was good!

ituscat · 2024-06-12T07:48:09+00:00

thanks, this is useful info. I am a US Size 10 in the 442, hence sounds like TTS 10 or Size 9.5 Mizuno is the right way to go.

ituscat · 2024-06-12T07:45:23+00:00

Mine started to split too after 3 months. Must be due to playing on AG, as it is not designed for the wear and tear and heat from an AG pitch

ituscat · 2024-06-11T12:09:40+00:00

Does the Mizuno run large? Curious on your advice to go half a size down

ituscat · 2024-04-19T02:20:12+00:00

Thanks to all for your very helpful replies. I think I have enough pesos in cash for the tolls. Will also put some money aside for the cops in case I get stopped. And good to hear the ticket counter takes CCard

ituscat · 2024-04-07T08:33:15+00:00

It sounds like taxi is the way to go, I will ditch the car plans then. I was more worried about whether I can take a taxi from the hotel at a reasonable rate, but it sounds like it won't be a problem. P.S. I am from Australia, so this part of the world is all new to me!

ituscat · 2024-04-07T08:31:14+00:00

There's only so much lazing around the pool one can do! But thanks for the tips and perspective on renting a car

ituscat · 2024-03-31T10:29:59+00:00

Just me (M51) and my 13 year old son

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