That's it. After nearly six months of relative stability 'in Bangkok are back in a real trip. Two / three months I will be here (Xiamen) Martellago / Peel 'by land, going from China, Mongolia, Russia and Eastern Europe.
A Burmese guess with almost all the contributions paid me not to take the train in 2006 and I defy fate in this way.
As Hemingway said, * "all trips begin beautiful evil" and this precisely enough sfigatello begins.
(* Note: not 'true that he said so)
I mean just to show that the established 'tends to buggering travelers in Bangkok, I burned a credit card the wrong PIN' cause encrypted with the infallible system TripManuale. If we add another expired and, behold, I find myself alone with PostePay and Amex, few to face the wolves of the steppe.
Today AirAsia flight arrival in China with a 45 Euro and ultramodern airport of Xiamen no machines (ATMs) I had the grants.
Everyone starts in Chinese, so they go to Chinese / English and then return to China, why you are there to push buttons without knowing what you're doing.
Then I take a taxi which should cost me a 2/3 euros, counting on picking up the trusty China Construction Bank near the hotel. In my pocket I have the business card of the hotel that are in place.
Or rather, where is' over? I had it 3 minutes ago! I also showed the girl's passport control ... azz .. ok, I have a map and more 'or less the way I remember.
I get in the taxi and tell him imperiously: "here".
He looks a bit 'uncertain and tells the classic:
- "[感叹] 多么 的"
- "Co AR (go)", I say
Obviously the road is not shown 'that, and I realize I do not know how neanchedire "right" "left" (I try with "Fine" and "Prodi", but should not be) but then I find myself better or worse and 30 RMB (3 euros) later we are at the Hotel.
I go down and tell him to wait.
Within the hotel, ask if they have a room, I shoot the same price, I throw on the ground and leave the backpack invicta.
I tell the driver to wait and I zompetto around the banks on the night of Xiamen. As step two, nothing. I take the taxi and the other time I go all'Infallibile fails.
Then we go back to the hotel and try to pay it in dollari.Il meter and 'at 40, about $ 5, I offer him $ 5 or 5 euros and he accepts them both.
I pull out a calculator to recepscionste and try to make him understand that you are asking too much.
But the taxi meter and 'already' at 45, he says. Then I give him $ 10 and sent him home to his wife to get an extra ration of noodles. Moral: how to turn a trip into a 2 euro from 10.
Buy the TripManuale, written by an expert.
The recepscioniste are magnanimous and accept a deposit of 20 euros. They write the serial number on the receipt of the bill and send me to bed.
Wait:
- "Wo yao shan wuang (Internet)"
I rattle off the power magic, login and pass, shower and off to write the report.
No, the girl of massage has not called yet. I have abandoned all.
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