Ask me anything
In the next week I foresee spending a lot of time on trains by myself as I make my way from Xining to Xian. then Chengdu, then back to Beijing and up towards Harbin. Since I really want to get writing more, and now that I have almost double the battery power I’ve had so far on this trip, I invite you, my readers, to ask me anything about the trip so far. It can be about the places I’ve visited, the people I’ve encountered, the best/worse/weirdest moments so far. Or even what I listen to on my Ipod the most, or what I miss about home. Just anything.
Looking forward to your questions!
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May 26th, 2010 at 20:17
I think I would have to ask my real questions
when you get back….. What I will ask is how has the weather been throughout your trip. Have you enjoyed the food..
May 27th, 2010 at 22:25
1)With the exception of the cold and wet weather I had while in Tokyo, generally the weather has been warm and sunny. Singapore and Malaysia were nearly unbearably hot and humid. The rest of SE Asia was hot, normally around 30 degrees and humid. After a while the heat didn’t really bother us. Normally it wasn’t so hot that air conditioning was an absolute necessity. More of a of luxury really, more often than not a fan and open windows was sufficient. Once we got to northern Vietnam the temperatures got milder and even a fan wasn’t needed. Beijing and Hong Kong were warm, about the same as a comfortable summer day in Montreal. Shanghai needed long pants. Very little rain, while in SE Asia, we’ve been traveling in the hot dry season. We had some rain while in Cat Ba island, and some in Yangshou. Here in Xining it’s cooler, but also because it’s about 2200m above sea level.
2)Food’s been good, although sometimes in China it’s hard to know what I’m eating. Many places in the tourist areas of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had English menus. This is less the case in Japan and China. Picture menus are useful, though when something looks like meat it’s not always obvious until you take a bite what kind of meat it is. I’ve temporarily given up on not eating meat, particularly pork. While I practice certain dietary restrictions at home, here I’m choosing not to. I feel that doing so could mean missing out on an opportunity to try local cuisine, and most importantly I don’t like being hungry.
On that note, I’ve yet to try dog. I tried jerked yak, which was very good.
May 28th, 2010 at 07:31
I take it you aren’t going to try dog or are you? When I travelled when I was a kid food was my biggest problem as I wouldn’t try anything I didn’t know, my parents were always upset with that thinking. As an adult, I am still not sure if I would try new things but I am better then I was, but I think I will pass on the dog though…
May 28th, 2010 at 09:07
I might try dog. When in Rome (or in this case China), right?
May 28th, 2010 at 20:51
You will have to let us all know how it was….