Inner trip

Ça ne vous prends pas des envies parfois de tout laisser tomber et de partir en voyage ? Ci-dessous un courriel d'un ami qui a decidé de faire le saut. J'ai enlevé les noms des villes et des régions pour pas trop l'identifier.

Hi,
I know I do not communicate with all of you in the same language, but I have decided on English as the lingua franca.
After a little more than a week of travelling west through China (including about 55 hours of train and 15 hours of bus overall), I am now at my departure point, ……., the last stop on the railroad in China. Of course further west and south, it is nothing but mountains, so no train.
I will maybe stay here another couple of days and really rest from moving so much, and then continue the journey, or rather start the journey on the ………. Highway (highway of course is a bit of an exaggeration). I will either take another month to get to the ………. border or maybe do it faster, that way I will have more time to wander around in the …………… valleys a little more before it gets too cold to do so.
In China proper, there was no great culture shock to speak of, I found the Chinese to be pretty similar to North Americans, just without the English. Out here in …………, things are a little different. The local …………. are very lively, really a Central Asian people．（Ｎｏｔ　ｓｕｒｅ　ｗｈａｔ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｏｎｔ，　ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｅｓｔ　Ｉ　ｃａｎ　ｄｏ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ　ｏｎ　ｍｙ　ｓｃｒｅｅｎ　ｂｅｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ，　ｓｏｒｒｙ）Ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ　ｉｓ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｌｙ　ａｎｄ　ｉｓ　ａｌｗａｙｓ　ａｓｋｉｎｇ　ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ　ｏｒ　ｎｏｔ　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｍｕｓｌｉｍ，　ｗｈａｔ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｋｕｆｉ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｂｅａｒｄ　ｏｆ　ｃｏｕｒｓｅ．　Ｔｈａｎｋ　Ｇｏｄ　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｎｏ　ｌｏｎｇｅｒ　ｖｅｇｅｔａｒｉａｎ，　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｉｅｔ　ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｓ　ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅｌｙ　ｏｆ　ｌａｍｂ　ｈｅｒｅ　（Ｉ　ｇｏ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｍａｒｋｅｔ　ｔｏ　ｂｕｙ　ｆｒｕｉｔ　ａｎｄ　ｄａｉｒｙ　ｓｔｕｆｆ，　ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ　ｉｔ　ｂｒｉｎｇｓ　ｏｕｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｌｏｃａｌ　ｍｅｎ，　ｗｈｏ＇ｖｅ　ｔｒｉｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｔｒａｖｅｌｌｅｒｓ　ｔｈａｔ　ｍｅｎ　ｅａｔ　ｍｅａｔ．）
Ｅｉｔｈｅｒ　ｗａｙ，　Ｉ＇ｌｌ　ｋｅｅｐ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｓｈｏｒｔ，　ｄｏ　ｎｏｔ　ｗａｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｓｅｔ　ａｎｙ　ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎｓ　ｈｅｒｅ．
Ｎｏｔ　ｓｕｒｅ　ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ　ｏｒ　ｎｏｔ　Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｇｅｔ　ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ　ｃｈａｎｃｅ　ｔｏ　ｗｒｉｔｅ　ｕｎｔｉｌ　Ｉ　ｇｅｔ　ｔｏ　………………，　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｍｉｇｈｔ　ｂｅ　ｉｎ　ｏｖｅｒ　６　ｗｅｅｋｓ　（ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ　ａｒｅａｓ　Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｃｏｖｅｒ　ｄｏ　ｎｏｔ　ｈａｖｅ　ｅｌｅｃｔｒｉｃｉｔｙ　ｙｅｔ，　ｓｏ．．．）
Ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｐｈｏｔｏｓ　ａｌｒｅａｄｙ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｔｏｏ　ｌａｚｙ　ｔｏ　ｄｏｗｎｌｏａｄ　ｔｈｅｍ　ｏｎｔｏ　ａ　ＰＣ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｃａｍｅｒａ，　ｈｅｎｃｅ　ｎｏｎｅ　ｔｏ　ｓｈａｒｅ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ｎｏｗ．
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