Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (almost) - The "Epic" is set in "motion"

Wow, that was a lame-ass title. A special “Thank You” goes out to Ms. Foo for handling the tickets for our trip to Qingdao. The true master herself in planning for budget travel has succeeded once again! What, did you really think our sorry butts would actually handle the logistics ourselves? I didn’t think so… Train ticket and plane ticket together, including tax, comes to CNY 808. That’s a little over US$100. The hostel we’re thinking of staying at is also quite cheap - a double room is CNY 160. Nice.