Off-the-Grid Adventure: Face-to-face with the Genie of Sichuan
I'm off to see a Genie, the wonderful Genie of Sichuan! That would be Mt Genie. I love that name, even though it's not supposed to be pronounced the English way (it's pronounced with a hard "g"). MH reminded me that I should make 3 wishes.
The area is known as Sichuan's Tibetan Highlands, and the altitude will be well above 4,000m. We'll be starting from Chengdu, passing through Kangding, Yajiang, Litang, Genie, Daocheng and Yading. As always, trips to remote areas of China stress me out a little bit beforehand, but I know that once I'm there I'll be quite buzzed (hopefully, not from lack of oxygen).
I've just finished packing and have brought along a whole duffel bag full of Doritos, Kettle chips and other snacks to keep our group's munchies satiated during our 8-hour-long drives. Other people are bringing some supplies for the local villages. I'm also bringing my laptop, iPhone, a back-up Samsung phone (the battery lasts a whole week) and flip video camera, but I wonder whether I'll be able to charge everything and whether I'll have access to a 3G network. Hence, I've prepared myself for 10 days off-the-grid, of connectivity withdrawal. When I complained to a friend about not being able to charge my laptop so I can watch DVDs in the car, I was told I'm supposed to look out the window and enjoy the scenery. So that's what I'll be doing. That and looking out for great sites along the way for some guesthouses. Looking forward to these views:
Here I go. Switching off...now.
The area is known as Sichuan's Tibetan Highlands, and the altitude will be well above 4,000m. We'll be starting from Chengdu, passing through Kangding, Yajiang, Litang, Genie, Daocheng and Yading. As always, trips to remote areas of China stress me out a little bit beforehand, but I know that once I'm there I'll be quite buzzed (hopefully, not from lack of oxygen).
I've just finished packing and have brought along a whole duffel bag full of Doritos, Kettle chips and other snacks to keep our group's munchies satiated during our 8-hour-long drives. Other people are bringing some supplies for the local villages. I'm also bringing my laptop, iPhone, a back-up Samsung phone (the battery lasts a whole week) and flip video camera, but I wonder whether I'll be able to charge everything and whether I'll have access to a 3G network. Hence, I've prepared myself for 10 days off-the-grid, of connectivity withdrawal. When I complained to a friend about not being able to charge my laptop so I can watch DVDs in the car, I was told I'm supposed to look out the window and enjoy the scenery. So that's what I'll be doing. That and looking out for great sites along the way for some guesthouses. Looking forward to these views:
Courtesy: James.Wheeler @ flickr
Here I go. Switching off...now.
posted by 10000miles at 14:51
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