Chapter 51-Shanghai to Bishkek

One Crook, Two Angels, and many Itinerary Changes I left my Shanghai hotel around midnight for a 4:15 a.m. flight to Almaty. I had been using WeChat and Didi without problems, but suddenly my payment wouldn’t go through. After about 15 anxious minutes, I remembered that I had another credit card attached to WeChat. I…

Chapter 50- Shanghai

Shanghai Arrived in Shanghai after a 25-hour flight. Everything went very smoothly. I have upgraded to Premium Economy where I can. That, along with noise-cancelling headphones, makes a huge difference on long flights. The first couple of days were to get over jet lag and get some things needed for the trip. Checked into the…