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"Chengdu, China. What a country! The whole city is like this giant electric circus. Chengdu has more people than Sweden and it shows. Last night we saw women in Chanel shoes and beggars with no shoes at all. It’s not like Europe, where the rich don’t hang out in the same neighborhood as the poor, everyone is everywhere... The funny thing about these well-dressed Chinese women - they always seem to miss one little detail in their outfit. |
The wrong shoes, or white stockings, or the pants don’t quite match. It’s a bit of dress-up in mom’s closet over the whole scene. But at least they are trying, which is more than you can say about the average American."
- Carina Ostberg, 6 September 2002
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"Like so many trips, the gang is fine - at this point. I truly wonder how people will react once we get above Basecamp and face unknowns. What will people do as the storms rage? Or sickness gets us down? We have only about 28 days in Basecamp. Not long enough to re-group if things go badly. Right now, I feel like total crap. Headache, tired. No sleep. Hopefully a few days here will get things back on track."
- Carlos Buhler, 6 September 2002
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"We spent 10,040¥ (yuan) on overweight baggage & 720 storage (30¥/bag). And we spent 10,040¥ for the services in Chengdu. We left spending almost $2700."
- Mark Newcomb, 6 September 2002 |
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