After five years working in London, I decided it was time to move back to Los Angeles, but not before taking a year off to see the world. I gave up my great job with Lehman Brothers in Administration and a fantastic flat (and roommate) I’d lived in for over three years, packed up all my belongings into some 60 cubic feet of boxes and said farewell to the wonderful friends I made in London. Before setting off for Asia, I spent seven weeks in the States including a weekend getaway in Chicago with my best friends from high school, corrective eye surgery in Philadelphia, Aud and Rob’s wedding in Bermuda, 13 days in Israel on Birthright (with a side trip to Petra) and time in quiet Oak Park with my parents and sister. Then, on July 18, 2010 at 1am, with only 13 kilograms in my 50L backpack and a small shoulder bag, I boarded a flight to Singapore. The goal of my adventure is not one of self-discovery or mending a broken heart but a journey of true desire to explore the world, experience new cultures, taste various cuisines, explore beautiful wildernesses, meet local people, and maybe learn some Spanish along the way. What lies below are my stories (or more of a daily recount of events) from the road.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

China Overload!!!

Well, I've finally gotten all my China stuff posted, but it means that I just added 18 days of blog to this site.  Sorry about that.  Most of it is just bullets of what we did with a funny story or highlight towards the bottom of the text.

Some China observations:

  • No English
  • Tons of people everywhere
  • Scale - Everything is 100 times as big as the States
  • Spitting, spitting, and more spitting, and coughing
  • People are not helpful unless they know you in which case they are hospitable
  • Signs provide excellent entertainment
  • Shanghai is extremely clean and modern but that can't be said for the rest of the country
  • Taxis are ridiculously cheap
  • Huge discrepancy between hotel prices and street/local prices

Vietnam updates coming in the next couple days.  I just spent the last two nights in Halong bay and am getting the night train to Sapa tonight.
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