My husband, along with the rst of China it seems, is off the first week of October for a holiday.

I am looking for recommendations on where we should go for 5-7 days. We just arrived in Shanghai 2 weeks ago, so we don't really know too much other than that we should book our trip asap.

We are working with a decent budget and would like to do something fun. We are open to whatever- beaches, mountains, forests.

Thanks!

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Everything in China will be very crowded.. not a good time to travel in China. However, Thailand is great. We went to Thailand Oct a couple years back. We stayed for weeks and went all over, but you could have a good time in 7 days.

Alot of nearby destinations seem to be crowded during the Chinese holidays and prices take a huge hike. I have friends heading to Thailand for a week and they've managed a decent rate, althoug flights were the killer.

There's Vietnam, Cambodia, Phillipines, Malaysia, Thailand, Bali/Indonesia, Singapore to name a few. The weather should have improved from the 'rainy season' by then too with any luck.

I'm jealous - i think we will be stuck here in Shanghai again Ah well. As long as the weather's good and there's a pool nearby I'll be grand! Heheh