Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, could you explain why you recommended the Nalgene brand? Just curious! Thank you Adam On 5/9/06, pmcc <pmcc_2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > Karen, > > I found that clean drinking water in plastic > bottles was very widely available on the Silk Road > in Western China, certainly anyplace where there > are buses and markets (e.g., Urumqi, Turfan, > Kashgar, all the oasis cities of the Tarim basin > and around the rim of the Taklamakan). I didn't > go to the trouble of purifying my own water, but > relied on the ability to purchase it. I made a > point to wash my hands a lot, peel my own fruit > (bring a pocket knife) and I never got sick. > Carry a Nalgene bottle to bring drinking water > from your base of operations -- it gets *very* > hot in the summer. Ironically, the places where > I've been struck by GI worries have been while > staying in fancy hotels in Shanghai and Hong Kong. > > Don't miss the spectacular Sunday market in Kashgar -- > bring your camera, trade your camel or buy a sheep! > The fruit in Xinjiang (melon from Hami) is luscious, > and if you hanker for a real cup of coffee and a > brownie, try the Caravan Cafe in Kashgar next to the > Chinibagh -- it's run by an expat ethno-musicologist > from Wisconsin, who now makes his home in Kashgar with > his wife and daughters. Practice your Uighyr, as > Mandarin will limit your ability to connect with the > local folks. This area is a crossroads for the > peoples of Central Asia. > > rgds > Peter. > SF, CA > > NO ARCHIVE > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >