So the date has finally arrived: almost 25 months after my first trip, I'm heading back to China for Round Two.
I see myself as a more worldly, well rounded individual than the first time I travelled; but that's probably a load of rubbish, and I'll end up regaling you with the same tales of drunken antics in Chinese whisky bars! This time, though, I'll be armed with my new Blueberry (courtesy of Rahul!), and as a result, my blogs are likely to be more frequent, albeit more brief... I'm also likely to develop RSI in the process!!!
I'm intending for this blog to be equal parts Bryson, Clarkson and Dalrymple but I'll probably fail miserably so please read this with no preconceptions (my thumbs are hurting already!!!)!
So my trip goes as follows:
I will be spending two months in Beijing studying at a language institute. During this time, I will be living with a local family, which should provide me with lots of fodder for my blogs. Following on from this, I will be spending between 2 and 4 weeks in Vietnam (visa permitting) and then will be moving on to spend a week each in Laos and Cambodia. Finally, I will spend 6 to 8 weeks in Thailand before returning home. I will know my exact dates closer to the time, but to anyone in South East Asia over the next five months, please let me know.
So at this present moment in time, I'm sitting in the airport, waiting to fly. I should be feeling apprehensive but for some reason I'm not... I love you all and will miss you lots, and hope you enjoy reading my blog!!
Lots of love,
Nihal
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visa permitting? I thought you spent a zillion quid on it? Surely they'll allow you to stay for a month at least??? I might be spending some time in malaysia if you change your plans in august, so watch out for that. Enjoy the 'jing, if you wanna join the rugby club (unlikely I know, but new horizons, new perspectives and all that) gimme a shout. Foster
ReplyDeleteNilesh - Shiresh and I send you our regards. Heard today from your mum you got there safe and sound. Looking forward to the updates.
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ReplyDeleteIt embarasses me to say that Rahul Masa's Chinese is too complex for me at the moment
ReplyDeleteAlso, the characters seem to be miniscule on this computer!
Hello Nihal,
ReplyDeleteGreat way of keeping in touch. I hope this works otherwise I will have to ask Krishen or Rahulmasa to teach me. Take care. I hope you don't forget the real mum !!!
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