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Two work-weeks. Two weekends. Tomorrow, basically. I’ve got all my travel refences gathered.
JAPAN REFERENCES
For my 10 days in Tokyo, Japan, I’m taking a couple references. First, I selected Time Out Tokyo guide “written by a team of local experts, with a unique insider perspective,” because according to the amazon.com reviews, Lonely Planet Tokyo is bland and dissapointing. There’s an odd obsession with sex running through the Time Out guide, which is encouragingly subversive.
I’m taking the Berlitz Japanese Phrase Book & Dictionary mainly for ettiquette. And to say “I am allergic to many fish.” Fortunately tuna is ok, and I love love love smoked BBQ eel. It’s melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Finally, I’ve got the Tokyo City Atlas—a Bilingual Guide. There are no street names in Tokyo. Seriously, streets don’t have names. It’s different, Japanese, and therefore implicitly awesome. Like Ghost in the Shell or smoked eel.
CHINA REFERENCES
And for China, I’ll be carrying the encyclical Lonely Planet China, along with The Rough Guide to Mandarin Chinese and the Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary: Chinese. All of those products are well reviewed on amazon, though I’ve been able to find much cheaper lodging that the Lonely Planet guide lists by searching hostelworld.com.
Maybe I can get an Amazon.com sponsorship.
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— Chris Mar 28, 06:59 PM #T-Minus Zero will show up on the 10-day weather.com forecasts in about 53 minutes.
— Tom Mar 29, 01:07 AM #How will the weather in China be?
— Chris Mar 29, 10:33 AM #Hot, cold, wet, and dry in various combinations.
Low-lying central/southern China is brutally hot and humid during the summer. The Tibetan plateau is dry year round, though the temperature varies. I’m sure I’ll encounter a broad sample of conditions.
— Tom Mar 29, 02:16 PM #http://www.developerdotstar.com/community/node/261
So there!
— Ferdbirfel Apr 5, 09:47 AM #