China Summary for Now

I've been having too much fun in China to keep up with the blog. Rather than rewrite what my Adelaidian Aussie friend has already so eloquently digitized, I will direct you to his blog: http://garthe.blogspot.com/ for a summary of our trip and some of the more amusing goings-on.

I will try to elaborate on the Aussie's blog within the next few days. Now that I'm on my own again (currently in Laos) I should have more time to write vs. the Chinese drinking games that tended to occupy my free time over the past two weeks.

Just one final note, I've discovered a brilliant way to lighten my load (aka 'the beast,' as my bag has been fondly named): leave things in hotel rooms! For example, brand new, Salomon trail runners...if you leave them in a hotel room in Lijiang, China, your bag gets a bit lighter!

Chinese Word of the Day: Xie Xie (pronounced "si-ay si-ay") = Thank You