Stopover in Yunnan, China

02 Jun 2012 4

Greetings from China!

Before changing continents to America, I’m lingering for another 2.5 weeks in Asia. I’m still flying from one city of angels to the other. But I added a stopover in the Chinese province of Yunnan. I wanted to see Yunnan twice before, and the 3rd time was a charm.

When flying from Bangkok to Los Angeles with China Eastern airlines, a stopover in Yunnan is free of charge. I already had the Chinese visa from before the gorgeous love journey in Vietnam. The Yunnan stopover was therefore a nobrainer.

a visit to China

Coming from Bangkok, Yunnan is basically one thing: freezing cold. The thermometer drops from 40°C to 20°C on the short flight. Also, I didn’t escape the Bangkok rainy season here. After a week of acclimatization, the freezing and the Thai sickness are slowly getting better, though.

Yunnan is supposed to be the most beautiful province in China. This is evident, even in continuous rain. I am particularly interested in the mountains in the northwest. In Shangri-La on the Tibetan plateau, I want to do a kora and drink one, two or preferably five Yak butter teas.

run to the hills

Yunnan is a good idea, not only because of the butter tea. China is sort of stuck between the continents. The country is much more westernized than South East Asia, in particular when it comes to:

climate
consumption
fast food
modernization
social distance
living expenses

I need to slowly acclimatize to the altitude, the further I get to the top of the world. And I need to slowly acclimatize to the western civilization, the further I get to North America.

To be completely honest:
I am very reluctant to leave gentle, smiling Asia and enjoy every day of extension…

Gregor

2. June, 2012 at 13:05

komisch, mein chrome zeigt mir sowas hier an:
“www.flocutus.de enthält Malware. Ihr Computer wird möglicherweise mit einem Virus infiziert, wenn Sie diese Website aufrufen.”

floc

2. June, 2012 at 14:52

Jo, k.a. wie die drauf kommen.
Hab erfolglos nach Malware gesucht und ein neues Review beantragt. Mehr kann ich net machen.

8. June, 2012 at 10:54

Da hat sich echt ein Javascript Irgendwas eingenistet. Mehr als 3 Tage, bis ichs gecheckt habe (danke Roberta!) Mehr als 3 Tage fürs backup per ftp, dazwischen 2 Tage Tiger Leaping Gorge ohne Inet und am Ende 30 Minuten um ein frisches WordPress aufzuspielen.

Nächstes Mal kein backup oder kein China Internet…

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27. June, 2012 at 4:28

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