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Subject: [Leica] my first assignment
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Tue May 9 12:51:05 2006
References: <p06001003c08638a86f0c@gpsy.com> <20060509194052.82842.qmail@web31005.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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
>
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In reply to: Message from mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura) ([Leica] my first assignment)