CNY Travel to Guangzhou, Chengdu, Bankok, and Phuket

This post is a bit late but it was worth it to document the experience fully. With Chinese New Year and Spring Festival being a major holiday, most people get some time off, our school got two weeks. Restrictions have been lowered for travel into china to only needing a 48 hr neg pcr test. My goal was to condense as much enjoyment into my 2 week break as possible while still maintaining the laid-back vacation pace. I succeeded. My first stop was Guangzhou. I left work early and went home to prepare. I had opted to take a long cab ride from home but in retrospect wish I had planned ahead enough to catch a train. Next time. Guangzhou was pretty cool. My first night day there I sought out an observation deck from which I could see the city. At 480m high the Canton Tower doesn't just kiss the clouds, it fists the clouds. I had been informed that visibility was low prior to buying my ticket so cannot complain. I had a good time so I won't complain. I...