u/daffodil300

Me and my partner have just arrived in Guangzhou and are both set to start jobs teaching English in Panyu, me in Huanan Country Garden, and my partner in Lijiang Garden. We're struggling to know where to start with flat hunting as there doesn't seem to be a simple commute between our workplaces. It seems like the two options are multiple buses or an hour on the metro.

I've attached screenshots of the two routes, does anyone know if any of the areas in between the two are nice places to live/somewhere where expats might live? Ideally we want to be closer to Lijiang Garden (where my partner will work) as he has an earlier start than me.