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| 58 days: China and SEA | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 29 2017, 04:31 PM (1,873 Views) | |
| blizzard | Aug 12 2017, 08:56 AM Post #16 |
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Pushing My Buttons First, I should make it clear that I do not think my blood pressure did go up. Of course I chose to not check it. As I grow older I am also far more mellow than when I was younger, raising children and juggling all the unnecessary stuff that made up my life. Slough off much of that and everything seems just that much easier. It might not be, but it feels like it. Then every once in a while I hit a roadblock. Or, in this case a derailment. http://unattendedgrandma.wordpress.com Edited by blizzard, Aug 12 2017, 08:58 AM.
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| agate | Aug 12 2017, 02:13 PM Post #17 |
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I am sure you will work it through Blizzard. |
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| Kahu | Aug 12 2017, 03:25 PM Post #18 |
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Just as expensive to bring dogs into NZ from China. I remember a newspaper article about two Chinese IT techs bringing their pet dogs from China to Wellington. I think it cost them $30 000 for the pair, because they had to stay 6 months in quarantine in Hong Kong before being flown here. |
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| blizzard | Aug 13 2017, 04:16 AM Post #19 |
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Oh my, that is a lot of money! I think I paid the equivalent of airfare for one passenger at the time. Of course Mozzy was not actually allowed his own seat - he was 'stored' under the seat in front of me. No quarantine on either side. That was 13 years ago. |
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| blizzard | Aug 16 2017, 05:00 AM Post #20 |
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Pre-trip Preparations: What about the cat? (And trivial stuff like health & rent) Smitten with my cat is a mild descriptor for how important he is to me. I have lived with cats, either my own or, by extension family cats, for about 40 years. With just a little effort I could probably name all of them. Which brings me to heading out for a no working 60 day trip. Leaving my cat behind for any length of time is becoming more and more difficult. He is over 15 y/o, born in a hole-in-the-wall shop on the University Road stretch of Nanning, China. These days I leave him at home with my daughter. (In the past he has stayed with extended family) I am grateful she does not currently have my wanderlust. What is most important is to give carte blanche decision making even if it means you, the traveller, might come home to a paw print and a box of ashes and an emptier bank account. The only other choice would be to stay home. Reality sucks, less so if prepared. http://unattendedgrandma.wordpress.com |
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| agate | Aug 16 2017, 06:58 AM Post #21 |
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I can relate to those feelings of leaving an elderly cat when you go on a trip even thought my trips are not as far reaching as yours Blizzard. :catlove: |
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| blizzard | Aug 18 2017, 04:39 PM Post #22 |
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I forget if I mentioned there was an earthquake that killed 25 and injured over 500 a couple of weeks ago in the Jiuzhaiguo National (UNESCO) Park I visited last autumn. News about it just dropped, and anything recent is sketchy - reminds me of trying to get any news about the tracks to Churchill. It does sound like there is hope the park will open for the upcoming busiest season, the Golden Week, which is when I was there. I feel fortunate to have seen areas that have been forever changed as it is unlikely I will ever return due to the altitude. No mention of this in my most recent blog entry, it just came to me that so much is happening in the world it is hard to keep track. Blog: Roadblock I have been streaming Amazing Race Canada for this season after watching the first three with my daughter in Kingston and now it seems some of their challenges are seeping into my psyche - which is why I titled this roadblock. Sometimes you never know what might stall your advancement until you nearly smash into it. Stopping shy of a roadblock can actually provide a moment to assess direction or reflect on choices. I see my roadblock as a little of both. Http://unattendedgrandma.wordpress.com |
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| blizzard | Aug 24 2017, 06:01 AM Post #23 |
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One Month: Shanghai I have usually packed, and unpacked, at least once when I am at one month before departure, and this is one month before arrival! It seems that a sick kitty, (no real improvement and now he is eating the coffee plant again) an attempt to work to save money for said kitty, plus various appointments have taken up precious time. Having that extra ten hours back that I was putting in for a low salary - I quit - (and excruciatingly sore knees) means more time with my kitty and finalizing plans. Not that I had not been preparing. That started even before my trip to Ontario in the summer! As previously mentioned I just had not had the same drive to work on my itinerary let alone pack. After shaking off the cobwebs from my brain and the dust from my passport (not really, I keep it in a bag) I finally started working on the Vietnam leg for after my motorcycle tour and the second part of my time in China as well as packing. http://unattendedgrandma.wordpress.com |
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| swing | Aug 24 2017, 11:57 AM Post #24 |
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Having that extra ten hours back that I was putting in for a low salary - I quit - (and excruciatingly sore knees) means more time with my kitty and finalizing plans. Good for you, two years after retiring I returned to a different branch for part time work. I was bored, missed the social contact,I lasted 3 months. The final straw came on a Friday night working until 6 p.m. while the " younger employees" were finalizing their Avon order at an office desk leaving me solo on the counter! I quit on the spot Monday morning! |
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| Trotsky | Aug 27 2017, 12:57 AM Post #25 |
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I think I would jump off a bridge rather than go back to work. I hated every minute of every job I ever had.
Edited by Trotsky, Aug 27 2017, 12:58 AM.
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| swing | Aug 27 2017, 05:14 AM Post #26 |
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I would not want to return now, but I enjoyed my job, the clients and most people I worked with. Perhaps you should've had your own company Trotsky, been your own boss! DH had trouble working for people, was always smarter than the boss. He quite often was not challenged so would move on, sigh! Our D is identical, apple does not fall too far from the tree! |
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| angora | Aug 28 2017, 02:30 AM Post #27 |
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I think my son is the same. He hated school too. He plays a great game of poker though. :ChickenDance: |
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| blizzard | Aug 29 2017, 04:31 AM Post #28 |
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Poker is certainly a take with you skill. I do not play. I wonder if there are pool hall hustlers in Vietnam. Not that I would win much - my hustler father, despite his forward thinking, did not think pool was for women when I growing up so I only learned when I was an adult. |
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| blizzard | Sep 2 2017, 02:21 PM Post #29 |
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I suppose if I want to share my blog I need to tend to it! Trains Booked! Travelling in China is a challenge even if you are from there - unless you have a private driver or someone to do all the legwork for you. Factor in a major holiday when millions (that is plural) will be trying to get to, or away from cities at the same time and it is amazing the train, bus, and airline systems do not crash. www.unattendedgrandma.wordpress.com |
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| Not That Esme | Sep 7 2017, 07:20 PM Post #30 |
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I just saw "Eclipse: the Quiet Wow." Really well done. :-) |
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