On Wed, 9 May 2007 11:51:48 +0100, d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk (David
Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Alan S wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 9 May 2007 09:02:25 +0100, d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk (David
>> Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Alan S wrote:
>> >
>> >> >>> And we have design several
>> >> >>> attractive itineraries. Such as Beijing, Sick Road, Tibet and
>> >> >>> Shangrila."
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 8 May 2007 10:19:34 -0700, "HH"
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Man, I sure wouldn't want to book that Sick Road tour.
>> >> >
>> >> My son just informed me that I'm planning one as I've
>> >> included Mexico and Agra on a rtw trip plan.
>> >
>> >If you're moderately careful where and what you eat in both places (only
>> >Agra in India, but the whole of Mexico? :)) you should be fine. Mexico
>> >is also a huge and varied country- in the small part of it I visited
>> >(parts of the Yucatan and Q.R.) I found it a bit difficult to get used
>> >to the amounts of lard used in the cooking the first couple of days.
>> >This had, uh, the opposite affect of Montezuma's Revenge though... :)
>> >
>> >Sounds like it could be quite a trip- where else are you planning?
>> >
>> >I've never had food poisoning that I'm aware of, but I think I might
>> >have picked up something in Portugal earlier this week which hit me on
>> >the last day of the trip. I say 'think' because I can't say for sure it
>> >was food-poisoning. I couldn't really eat for a day, but I'm fine now.
>>
>> Thanks for the reassurance. The lard won't be a problem -
>> I'm a diabetic, and I follow a fairly low-carb regimen. More
>> likely the tortillas and taco shells and all that corn will
>> be something I'll have to watch more carefully.
>
>At least in the Yucatan, this won't be a huge problem as tacos and
>tortillas are not big there, at least in the traditional restaurants we
>tried. Rice seemed to be the main staple in that region, which again you
>can easily avoid, as I suspect you will have to. Some of the sauces, I
>imagine you'd have to watch out for (including on the roasted meats
>etc.), but there seemed plenty of food to choose from despite that. Some
>of the soups etc., will have corn and tortilla in them, so worth
>watching out for that too.
>
>[]
>> At this stage the major nodes will be Teotuhican, Chichen
>> Itza and surrounding districts, Egypt (Giza, Nile cruise),
>> Petra, the Golden Triangle (Delhi/Agra/Jaipur) and Angkor
>> Wat. Originally I was going to start with Easter Island and
>> Machhu/Picchu/Nazca, but vaccination requirements meant I
>> had to cut Peru and Chile (and also Rio, sadly).
>>
>> The rest will be places en-route to link those using a
>> one-world ticket; at this stage it looks like
>> OOL-SYD-HNL-DFW-MEX-MIA-CUN-NYC-(AMTRAK)
>> -IAD-LHR-CAI-AMM-DEL-HKG-BKK-SYD-OOL. Starting mid-Feb '08.
>> But that could change.
>
>I'd recommend a stop in Philadelphia on the way from New York to
>Washington, if you've never been before.
>
>Chichen Itza is a great choice IMO. Merida is a good place to stay
>(impressive old cathedral for starters), and visit it as a day-trip.
>
>> I'm going alone and the boss (SWMBO), has placed a 7 week
>> limit on my absence, so planning is tight. Stays in the
>> critical points will vary from a bit over a day at Petra to
>> a couple of weeks in Egypt.
>>
>> I'd be more than happy to hear suggestions and tips from
>> anyone on any of those destinations - even if some of them
>> are OT here.
>
>The food served on the Nile cruise will tend to be pretty 'western' with
>a few local things thrown in- but again, should be fairly easy for you
>to pick and choose what is good for your diet. Avoid the local wine! :)
>Assuming you're staying in Cairo, you might appreciate a hotel room with
>sound proofing. It's an exciting and bustling city, but I appreciated
>being able to switch it off! (We stayed at the Ramses Hilton, which had
>great views, and double windows!)
Thanks for the tips.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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