A long and unreliable long story written before it was put on the shelves (1)
According to the rules, the author must write touching words and ask for a monthly subscription before it is put on the shelves.
When some brothers see this title, they may think, are you going to do something wrong again?
You're right. This time Jiu'er really didn't write any comments for the launch. How many people have already written that thing? This time Jiu'er will take out a travel note written by himself to let everyone know that Jiu'er
What kind of guy is he?
From Qinghai to Tibet, from Nepal to India, the long journey spanned thousands of rivers and mountains, including Jiuer's experience of going to the largest red light district in the world. The most frustrating experience and the most beautiful experience were shown to the brothers without reservation.
The travelogue is very long, true and interesting. Of course, if you don't like it, please skip these two chapters.
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If you don’t go out for a walk, you’ll think the world is only so big…
In the late spring of 2012, Jiuer set out from Shandong, passed through Qinghai, Tibet, Nepal, and arrived in India. He coded while traveling. It took him nearly five months to buy a flight ticket from Chennai to Sri Lanka, but he returned early because of physical discomfort.
In the winter of 2012, I set off from Shandong again and wandered around Yangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou for nearly two months.
In addition to the trip to Zhuhai, Macau, and Guangzhou organized by Qidian at the end of the year, almost seven or eight months of 2012 were spent traveling.
Generally speaking, it is still too expensive in China. When Jiuer was in Pokhara, he lived in an invincible lake-view room by Phewa Lake with an independent bathroom. The daily rent was equivalent to RMB 14.
Breakfast includes toast, double fried eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, butter, jam, honey, and a cup of coffee, totaling RMB 6.5.
The cafe on the lakeside offers the best mountain coffee, frozen yogurt, lemon mixed drinks, and various juices, all priced at no more than 6 yuan.
A pizza that is enough for two people is 14 yuan, renting a motorcycle is 25 yuan for a day, etc.
Jiu'er didn't know if he could find a place with such low prices in China. Moreover, this is the most scenic lake area in Nepal. Facing the blue lake and blue sky, behind him are four eight-thousand-meter-high snow-capped mountains. All the food is purely natural.
, does not contain chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Those little tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplants, all crooked and malnourished, always feel delicious and cute when I think about them.
First stop, Qinghai.
Jiu'er is a man of action. He felt that coding at home was too boring, so he picked up his bag and set off on the train to Xining the next day. When he set off, Jiu'er did not expect that this journey would last five months.
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As far as codes are concerned, Xining is a suitable place to spend the summer. The highest temperature in summer does not exceed 28 degrees. The youth hostel where Jiuer lives costs 22 yuan per day. The food is good and suitable for all kinds of carnivores. The price is much lower than in big cities.
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When it comes to travel, Qinghai is very average. Even Qinghai Lake is just a larger lake, far less exciting than the rest of the journey.
Here Jiuer met Xiao Min, the girl he had made an appointment with at the mill, and then met Cheng Cheng, a girl from Suzhou, and the three of them moved to Tibet.
Sleeper tickets on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway are difficult to buy, and scalpers charge more than 500 yuan. Cheng Cheng set off one day before us, while Jiuer and Xiao Min boarded the train with hard-seat tickets.
Based on experience, Jiuer went to the train conductor's office and squatted there as soon as he got on the train. He refused to leave no matter how hard he tried to get him. Finally, after three hours of squatting, he managed to get two sleeper berth tickets, so he dragged Xiao Min to the upper bunk.
Many people say how spectacular the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is, but Jiuer only loves Kunlun. When the Kunlun Mountains appear on the horizon, it happens to be the early morning in Golmud. It is like a majestic city built on thousands of miles of grassland. Jiuer is very suspicious of what is behind the city wall.
It is the kingdom of God.
Later it was proved that this fantasy thinking was wrong, because there was only a barren land called Hoh Xil.
It was freezing rain when we passed by Hoh Xil, and the Tibetan antelopes were shivering and lying in the snow. If you didn't look carefully, they looked like big khaki mice.
After seeing too much, I no longer felt curious. When crossing the Tanggula Pass, Jiuer began to suffer from altitude sickness and fell into a deep sleep.
It was already late when we arrived in Lhasa. Han and Tibetan tourists passed through different entrances. Han people hardly checked them. Tibetans had to search themselves and check the certificate of good citizenship issued by the police station. Without the guarantee of the local government, Tibetans were not allowed to enter Lhasa, even if
Even going to the Jokhang Temple to worship was not allowed. At that moment, Jiuer began to hate the place under his feet.
Cheng Cheng took the trouble to arrange the room. It is still a youth hostel, but the price is much higher than that in Xining, forty yuan per bed. By the way, most youth hostels have mixed rooms. Men and women live in the same room.
If you cannot accept this arrangement, please choose a higher-priced single room.
Jiuer spent the next few days in Lhasa, where the sun was dazzling, waiting for the altitude sickness to end, and then went to places like Namtso and the Potala Palace.
Xiao Min didn't like the environment of the youth hostel, so she found a three-person room for fifty yuan a day. Although Jiuer felt bad for spending ten yuan a day more, she gritted her teeth and said nothing, so she started living with a man and two women.
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Altitude sickness was very annoying, which made the coding work much more difficult, and I wrote some very unsavory chapters. In addition, the prices in Lhasa were simply abnormal, and the political environment was helpless. Jiuer decided to leave Lhasa, and his next stop was Nepal.
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Summary: If you don’t have altitude sickness, are not afraid of dry air and high prices, Tibet will be a good place to code.
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Jiuer was not willing to let his trip end like this, so he decided to move forward and target Nepal.
There is the Nepalese Embassy on Norbulingka Road in Lhasa. It is easy to apply for a visa and it can be obtained for up to three months.
After getting the visa, we set off. After crossing Shishapangma Peak, we will reach Zhangmu, a port town with beautiful scenery. Jiuer personally feels that if we take this route again, we will stay in Zhangmu for a few days.
In addition, I want to talk about Mount Everest. Whether it is at the base camp, the altitude is about 5,000, or something. It is no fun to stand at such a high place to see the mountain. Later, Jiuer saw it by the lake in Pokhara, which is 1,800 meters above sea level.
Fishtail Peak and Annapurna Peak are far more shocking than Mount Everest.
In Zhangmu, Jiuer decided to leave Xiao Min and Cheng Cheng who had been accompanying them all the way. Although Xiao Min was very beautiful, she was a bad traveling companion and there was a huge gap in ideology.
This is how it is when traveling, there is only one goal, move forward, and anything that interferes with the scheduled journey must be abandoned as soon as possible. Besides, Jiu'er has never been one who can't move his legs when he sees a beautiful woman, so he is very ruthless.
Later, I saw them again in Kathmandu. At that time, they had decided to return to China, and Jiuer fell in love with Nepal and decided to stay there.
Cheng Cheng looked at Jiu'er with complaints in his eyes. It seemed that she and Xiao Min were not having a happy life together. There was nothing that could be done about it. Just like a jungle has its own rules, so does traveling. Jiu'er couldn't abandon it for anyone.
Given the original intention of traveling, I can only quietly say sorry.
After clearing customs, Jiuer and two girls studying in Canada, Keiko and Mosquito, a young couple from Suzhou University, and an innkeeper traveling with his father-in-law, took the same car to Kathmandu.
My mood finally improved a lot, the environment was beautiful, and I could talk to the people around me. More importantly, I no longer had to take care of my dear Xiao Min like a child. The painful days in Qinghai and Tibet finally came to an end.
I have to say that Nepal is a magical place. The standard room priced at RMB 21 excites Jiuer. Those buildings that are hundreds or even thousands of years old can be touched and sat on wherever you want.
In Nagarkot, you can see more than a dozen snow-capped mountains exceeding 8,000 meters at one time, and enjoy elegant restaurants and delicious food. It is a pity that Jiuer has never been there.
Badgang, an ancient imperial city, still has people living today. You can even live in the ancient city, drink water from wells that are thousands of years old, and take a nap in the palace built a thousand years ago.
After staying in Kathmandu for a few days, Keiko and the others went to Chitwan to ride elephants. After traveling all this way, Jiu'er was already very tired, so she stayed alone in Kathmandu coding and went to the ancient city to take a nap.
One day, Jiu'er decided to buy a phone card, but his poor English stumped Jiu'er. When Jiu'er couldn't explain it clearly, luckily Gao Fei, a girl from Wuhan, helped Jiu'er out.
Gao Fei has a very independent personality and decided not to leave after traveling to Nepal. He is currently learning Nepali language and earns a living by working as a translator and tour guide for others, as well as taking Chinese courses.
She sleeps until she wakes up naturally every day, and never works more than three hours no matter how busy she is. Although she doesn't have much money, she lives a very comfortable life.
It is said that Gao Fei used to be a quality inspector in a pharmaceutical factory. She worked ten hours a day and was under great pressure. It was here that she found the meaning of life.
I chatted with her during the Chinese New Year. She is now completely unaccustomed to the fast pace in China. After the Chinese New Year, she returned to Nepal. She may live there for the rest of her life, living a somewhat poor but comfortable life. She may also marry
A local.
Gao Fei helped Jiu'er a lot when he lived in Kathmandu, and he also made many local friends with her.
Among them was Gao Fei's roommate, Mushroom, who drew comics from Hangzhou, and Jiu'er went to the city of lakes, Pokhara, with her.
For the next ten days or so, Jiu'er and Mushroom lived by the lake. She drew cartoons and Jiuer coded. Their life was dull but not lacking in passion. Jiu'er even thought that marrying this girl would be a good idea, and he continued to live like this.
There are many fun things in Pokhara. Paragliders are flying in the sky. The price is very low. You can fly in the air for an hour for only 200 yuan. Later, Jiuer learned that paragliding in Pokhara is the cheapest in the world.
Good news for mountain climbing enthusiasts. The Annapurna Mountain trek is the best mountain trek in the world. From a one-day short trek to a fifteen-day ultra-long trek, there are many options. Hire a Sherbat to go to the mountain.
After walking there for half a month, everyone who came back talked about the wonderful trip and the beautiful scenery.
As a person who makes a living by coding, it is definitely unrealistic to spend fifteen days in the mountains. Fortunately, Jiuer found another kind of fun, riding a motorcycle into the mountains.
Motorcycles can be rented for as cheap as 20 yuan. In Nepal, a credit society, you can drive the motorcycle away directly for 20 yuan without requiring a penny deposit.
Jiuer once asked the owner of a car rental shop, "Aren't you worried that someone will take your motorcycle away and not return it to you?"
The boss was surprised and asked: "Why do they do this?"
Jiu'er was speechless at the time. Sure enough, trust between people still exists, but it can't be found in China.
In addition, all hotels do not require payment in advance. You can just tell the boss to check out when you leave. This most impoverished country in the world has truly shocked Jiu'er's soul. Jiu'er himself did not expect it.
There are three lakes in Pokhara. Phewa Lake has the most people living in it because it is close to the city. However, you need to rely on transportation to get to the other two lakes.
Riding a motorcycle with a girl on the mountain road, the wind blowing, the comfort is indescribable. You can only experience it by yourself. The scenery is so beautiful and the locals are so simple.
Good times must come to an end. Soon, Mushroom left and she was going to Thailand, but Jiuer decided to stay here.
I sent her back to Kathmandu by plane. When I said goodbye, Mushroom was very sad, and so was Jiuer.
Half a year after returning to China, I went to Hangzhou to see her. There was a big difference between her during the trip and her work. The former was casual and carefree, while the latter was like a taut spring. The two of them no longer had the tacit understanding they had back then, which was a pity.
At that time, F, a girl from Yangzhou, and Ivan, a Spanish friend, were in the early stages of their relationship. Jiuer felt that it was not easy to be a light bulb, so he returned to Pokhara with Xiao An, whom he had just met.
Xiao An is a Sichuan girl with a cheerful personality. She is also the president of the student union of a certain 211 university. She was also one of them when Chongqing sang red songs.
But this was not her original intention. The university was no longer what it used to be. It was more like a deformed product of subordinates. In short, Xiao An couldn't help but do a lot of things that she didn't want to do. After graduation, she decided to travel around Asia.
A magazine offered a high price for Xiao An's travel notes, 400 yuan per 1,000 words, which made Jiu'er envious for a while.
Meeting Pumpkin was an accident. This girl had just graduated from high school and did not do well in the college entrance examination, so she went out to relax. On the way here, she and Xiao An took a car together, but unexpectedly they met her again in Pokhara.
To be honest, Jiuer likes this girl Pumpkin very much. She is young but has deep insights. Some people say that everyone is born as a stone with edges and corners. If they wash away in the big river of society for too long, their edges will be smoothed away.
The edges and corners turned the stone into a slippery egg.
A pumpkin is just an angular stone. Jiu'er and Jiu'er chatted happily in the first few days, but she had already bought her ticket and was about to go home. Jiu'er said, "Don't leave, stay here."
Pumpkin had a lot of worries, such as poor college entrance examination scores, what to do in the future, pressure at home, etc. I didn’t see her in the early morning of the next day and knew that she had decided to go home to face all this. But in the evening, Pumpkin actually went
And come back!
Jiu'er was happy in her heart, thinking that she came back for Jiu'er. She drank a lot of wine that night and chatted for a long time. Jiu'er wanted to tell her, "Go to the fucking university!", but Jiu'er also knew that a
People always have to take this step. What can you do if you don’t go to university in China?
A few days later, F and Ivan also came to Pokhara. F could not get an Indian visa, so they came here to relax.
About Indian visa: You can apply for Indian visa in Kathmandu, but it is very difficult. India and China are naturally at odds with each other. Everyone knows this. In fact, as soon as you go abroad, you will find that the Chinese passport is the most difficult to use in the world. In many, many countries, it is difficult to apply for a visa.
Not coming out.
Let’s continue talking about F and Ivan. These are Jiuer’s two best friends during their trip. Last winter, Jiuer met again in China. It is said that Ivan and F are about to get married this summer.
The two of them want to travel to Europe together and decide on their marriage. I wish them both the best.
Ivan and F are very happy now, but they were not like this when they were in Nepal. Ivan liked F, but F was obsessed with traveling across the ocean to Spain. In this way, Jiuer, Xiaoan, and Pumpkin became very
Busy, busy creating various opportunities for them and providing various enlightenments.
After F figured it out, the two were in a long-distance relationship, and it was time for Xiao An and Pumpkin to leave. That day Pumpkin went to Jiuer's room and drank a lot, but nothing happened in the end. Now that I think about it, I regret it.
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Finally that night, the five of them got together and chatted until dawn, especially about pumpkins. She couldn't figure out why Jiu'er didn't do anything when she had already delivered them to her door. Jiu'er had to stay silent. Finally, she asked Jiu'er if he would go to Chongqing to see her.
, Jiuer said no, so it ended.
Xiao An and Pumpkin are gone, life goes on, and so does travel.
Jiuer lives by the lake in Pokhara, hanging out with a group of hippies, enjoying cheap food, coding, and living a simple and fulfilling life.
Something happened during this period. Because I had lived in Pokhara for so long, even the local dogs recognized Jiuer. When I went to the cafe every day, there was always a stray dog following me. After sending Jiuer back to the room at night, he
Just stay outside the door.
Two new German women came to the cafe, both in their forties. They were surprised to see Jiuer taking the dog to drink coffee every day, and asked Jiuer if he brought it from China?
Jiuer said no, they were just local stray dogs, so the two German women were overflowing with sympathy and said that people who can make friends with dogs are all excellent people.
A few days later, it was Jiu'er's birthday and they met them and a young girl. Jiu'er said it was her birthday today, so they sang happy birthday to Jiu'er very quickly in German, and everyone in the cafe applauded.
Even the always stingy boss made an exception and bought Jiuer a cup of coffee.
Jiu'er was very happy and felt that life was wonderful. Unfortunately, our English was taught by a physical education teacher, so it was so bad that I couldn't thank her enough. At this time, I saw the girl next to them speaking Chinese directly to Jiu'er.
At that time, Jiu'er's mouth was opened wide and he didn't close it for a long time. You know, it was pure Chinese.
Later, Jiu'er found out that this girl's name was Laura. She was the daughter of one of the aunts. She had been volunteering at an NGO in Pokhara for a year and was about to return to Germany.
When Laura was in junior high school, she studied at Tongling No. 3 Middle School for one year. As an exchange student, she learned Chinese at that time. You can also search online for Laura's articles from her time in China, which were written by her teacher.
Laura said there is a grand dance tonight, do you want to go together?
Jiu'er agreed immediately. At this time, Laura's mother suddenly interrupted, asking Jiu'er not to worry, she would not appear at the dance, and dancing was for young people. Jiu'er didn't understand what it meant, so he asked F, F was joking.
Say, "I'm afraid they think this is a date."
Well, this was indeed a date, but there were a lot of people. Germans have a tradition of traveling together. That night, in addition to Jiuer, Ivan, Laura, and F, there were a bunch of German girls. But the Germans were really bad.
It is difficult to integrate into their circle by speaking.
Facts have proved that wherever I go with foreigners, I get ripped off. I was actually charged a thousand rupees for a ticket to the dance, which is equivalent to RMB 65. F negotiated with them for a price of 800, and the German sisters cheered and were so happy.
Unbelievable, later we asked the locals, three hundred.
The dance was great, by the swimming pool of a five-star hotel, and there were many people participating.
Laura said she wanted to swim, but after asking, she learned that the hotel had a rule that men could rent a pair of swimming trunks for five yuan, but women had to spend a high price to buy brand-new swimsuits.
As a girl who works in a women's charity to help Nepali women gain empowerment, Laura was angry at the time and quarreled with the hotel manager, believing that they were discriminating against women.
In protest, Laura and another German girl took off their clothes and jumped into the swimming pool and swam naked!
Now the hotel was really unstoppable. To put it bluntly, Laura just wouldn't come out. She would swim backstroke or butterfly stroke, not caring where other people were looking at her.
Laura asked Jiu'er to go in too. To be honest, our character is quite strong, but the nude swimming thing was really unacceptable to Jiu'er, so Jiu'er jumped into the swimming pool in his underwear. The Spanish gentleman Ivan hesitated for a long time.
, and did not jump into the swimming pool.
Of course, the matter ended with Laura's victory, but unfortunately she still felt that Jiu'er didn't support her enough. It's pitiful, we are Chinese, and we haven't cultivated to the point where Laura is such a monster.
Speaking of monsters, I have to say that there is a lolita named Sahara in the bar. She is of French descent and has a naughty little nose. This girl was born in the Sahara Desert. She has not returned to France until she was ten years old. She has been traveling with her mother.
If she doesn't go to school, this girl is called a real monster, and her mother is also a monster.
When she first met her, she gave Jiu'er a small flower. Jiu'er thought it was food and ate it in one bite. The loli laughed so hard that she became friends with Jiu'er. Now it's been a year, and Xiao'er
Loli must have grown taller too, I wonder if she is still in Pokhara.
There is another thing that needs to be explained. Laura will stay in Nepal for a whole year because of what is called a gap year abroad.
Gap years are very common abroad. When they go to college, they will spend a whole year traveling abroad, often in places that are not noticed by the world, such as Africa, Asia, America, etc.
Foreigners call this thing that before entering society, you must first get to know the world and know its richness and variety.
Laura's choice was to be a volunteer in a charity organization to help women live independently. Now she has returned to China and will be a senior this year.
As time goes by, Laura also leaves, and life becomes Jiuer and F, Ivan again.
The couple was very bored, and Jiuer was very lonely. Although a few foreign girls passed through his life briefly during this period, they all came and went in a hurry and nothing happened.
The reason why I never meet Chinese people is because Jiuer lives in the suburbs, which is a paradise for foreign hippies. Chinese tourists all live in the city, where neon lights shine.
Once, two young men came to the hotel where Jiuer lived. Jiuer saw that they were Chinese, so he greeted them warmly and told them where the bar was and where to eat, wondering if any compatriots could find this paradise.
What a good thing.
Later, Jiu'er found out that these two people were introduced by Xiao An, and that they only stayed for one night before moving into the city. When they met again later, Jiu'er asked them, they said there were ants on the mountain, how scary they were!
I wipe it!
This big man was actually scared away by the ants! I was wondering, why are there so many sissies these days?
Speaking of this, I have to say one thing. Jiuer's writings are always about girls, and there is no such thing as men. This is definitely not Jiuer's luck, or that he values sex over friends, because on the road, the number of girls is
That’s several times more than that of a young man! I really don’t meet many of my buddies, and I don’t know what’s going on with the buddies in China. Are they all otakus?
Fortunately, in Nepal, I finally met Xiaohai, Ivan, and these friends. When they arrived in India, Jiuer didn’t meet a single man. It took nearly a month, not a single one! They were all girls!
Let’s talk about the hippies in Pokhara. Hippies have the advantage of being hippies. These foreigners are all foreigners, they are against society, and they don’t have much money, so they go to low-priced Asia to live, drink beer, smoke marijuana every day, and enjoy life.
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Gradually, Jiu'er also integrated into the hippie life. He wore no shoes, wore an Islamic coat, drank beer, and occasionally smoked their marijuana in the bar. Jiu'er didn't like marijuana. It was not as smooth as cigarettes, but it was handed to him.
Come over and Jiu'er will also have a taste.
In September, Ivan was about to return to China. F was still unable to get an Indian visa and planned to go home from Tibet. Jiuer was still wandering alone, wondering whether to continue living or move forward.
At this time, a Japanese girl came to the hotel, named momo-chan. This girl was also quite amazing. She learned Thai and came from Sri Lanka and India alone.
I'm tired, so I will spend the rest of my time writing.
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Jiuer only spends a little more than 2,000 a month in Pokhara, and it is called a comfortable life. I believe that there must be something more comfortable than Pokhara in the world, but it has not been discovered.
I write this just to tell everyone a truth. The life of coding can also be very exciting. The cost of travel is definitely not as exaggerated as others say. As long as there is an Internet, coding is not allowed anywhere? Why do you have to stay in a big city?
Where are you?
Jiu'er is just a low-level author, not a tall, handsome or rich man. In order to save seven yuan in taxi fare, Jiu'er once walked several kilometers with a bag weighing 40 kilograms.
In order to find a cheap hotel, Jiuer and Xiaoan searched for several hours in the heavy rain. She caught a cold the next day. She just didn't say these difficulties.
Travel has never been just for the rich, handsome, and rich. It is only related to a person's execution ability. The cost of travel will be listed at the end. I am afraid it will be a figure that is difficult for everyone to imagine.
When Jiuer first planned to travel far away, he joined a QQ group for going to Tibet. Every day in the group, we discussed where to go, how to get there, whether to take a bus or charter a bus, etc.
Now Jiu'er has been to Tibet, and even further to India, and even almost went to Sri Lanka, and almost went to Egypt, and the people in the QQ group are still discussing where to go and when to leave, so Jiu'er
Er smiled slightly and left the group.
The prodigal brothers who traveled back to the clouds: The introduction to Qinghai is indeed biased, sorry.
The reason why I describe it this way is because from the perspective of coding, no matter how beautiful Menyuan is, it is impossible to live there and code. The conditions are too inconvenient, and Xining is a not very interesting city. I can’t live there for two months in the summer.
Can.
I know Xiliangyi. When we went to Qinghai Lake, it was the second boss of Xiliangyi who led the team, that fat guy.
The place where Jiu'er lives is called Yushu Zangjia Inn, and Xiliangyi, as well as the club whose name I have forgotten, belong to the same owner. He is from Beijing. He is in his thirties, has long hair, and speaks in a very low voice.
Chic.
This guy is a legend in the travel circle in Xining. He was a financial sweetheart in Beijing back then. When the Yushu earthquake hit, this guy took the first flight to Qinghai, wearing a suit and dragging an aluminum alloy flight case.
After arriving in Qinghai, he met several buddies who are now running an inn with him. When the disaster area passed, these buddies also stayed in Qinghai, gave up their seven-digit annual salary jobs, threw away their suits, and put on jeans and hiking shoes.
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Some people may think he is not worthy, but in my opinion, he lives a very free and easy life.
Jiuer is a code reader and likes to listen to other people tell stories the most, so there may be more stories about the places he travels than the average traveler.
I have to catch up on the manuscript. I have time tonight to write about the second half of Nepal, India under the rule of more than a million gods, and the largest red light district I have ever been to, Kolkata and Kanagachi District, where there are more than ten
Everyone said that this article smells like Douban, which is normal. The mental state of writing a travelogue is different from writing a novel. I feel calm recalling some beautiful things. The friends I met on the road are now separated from each other, which makes me a little sad, so I wrote it like this.
Let’s talk about momo-chan.
You can often meet some Japanese girls on the road. The biggest difference from travelers from other countries is that Japanese girls always keep to themselves.
Looking at the travel notes of those great backpackers, most of their impressions of Japanese girls are the same. They are always alone, carrying their bags silently, and smiling to everyone they see.
Japanese people advocate the spirit of independence, but always walking alone will cause many problems. Before going to India, I heard that a Japanese girl who was walking alone was raped and killed in India. It was very pitiful.
Momo Jiang is the third Japanese girl Jiuer met along the way, and she is also the one she chats with the longest. There is an advantage to chatting with Japanese friends. They know Chinese characters. You can write Chinese characters in a notebook, and most of them can understand them.
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Of course, there are still some differences between Japanese characters and Chinese characters. Suppose you want to make a boyfriend or girlfriend with a Japanese girl or boy, just write down the word "social", and then the Japanese girl will just say "hooligan!"
Just kidding, just kidding, the reason why I think momo-chan is worth mentioning is because she represents something that is familiar yet unfamiliar to us. I have been watching Japanese anime since I was a child, and I have always been curious about the country of Japan. Anyway, I am like this.
It is not difficult to make friends on the road. First of all, you look at how a person treats you. Usually when we meet a stranger, we will smile or nod. If the person is indifferent, or pretend not to see you, we will say goodbye.
Bar.
That night after Jiu'er finished writing the manuscript, he went to chat with her. His Spanish friend Ivan thought Jiu'er was crazy and went to the girl's room in the middle of the night. He had only met her twice.
Facts have proved that Jiu'er is not crazy, and he is strong if he has no desire. We are just looking for someone to chat with, and we have no intention of doing anything to the girl. What are we afraid of?
Momo-chan is one of the boldest Japanese girls. She learned Thai, worked in Thailand, smoked, and drank. It took more than three months to come from Sri Lanka and India alone, and she also had to go from Nepal to Tibet and China.
Jiuer thought that this Japanese girl who smoked and drank must be a little girl. Looking at her Facebook, she also had a rich nightlife.
But when we went shopping or going to the movies, I found that momo-chan would always follow behind, nodding quickly when something was mentioned, listening very seriously, and it was very easy to satisfy a man's vanity.
This is definitely not an act. It was the same with the two girls I met before. One of them had a fight with the station staff that day, and the long-distance bus went on strike, which delayed our trip. However, she still showed enough when I talked to her.
Patience and humility.
Japan is the same as China. There are many more girls out and about than boys. I only know one Japanese guy who is studying language in Nepal and goes to the same school as Gao Fei. This guy is very chauvinistic and doesn't even allow others to ask his age.
Say it's a secret...
In short, if you meet Japanese girls when traveling in the future, you can easily chat with them and even communicate with them. If you don't understand the language, you can just rely on writing. They are the easiest group of people to get along with during the trip. Boys, forget it.
Later, momo-chan went to Tibet and I went to India. Facebook was not available in China, but Ivan often contacted her on Facebook and told me about her situation.
Summary: Nepal is definitely a good place for code writing. First of all, the country is not big. It only takes a day to drive from one city to another. The WIFI penetration rate is high. Unlike India, you need to purchase a wireless network card, which can save a lot of money.
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The prices are low, especially the accommodation costs. Compared with other places, you can save a lot. You can live quite well for 20 or 30 yuan. If two people go together to share the room fee, it will be more affordable.
It is easy to get a visa. The Nepali government stipulates that foreigners can live in Nepal for five months every year. When the visa expires, you can renew it. The visa fee is two dollars a day. I recommend students who want to go to Lhasa to sign the visa. The price is 100% lower than renewing the visa in Nepal.
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The popularity of English is high. Any local can speak English, and the accent is not as crazy as that in India. A British friend once said that he could not understand the English spoken by Indians in India...
The environment is good. If you like mountains and rivers, you can live in Pokhara. If you like prosperity, you can live in Kathmandu. If you like pure mountains and have a lot of money, you can live in Nagarkot. If you like ancient cities, you can live in Badgaon.
Lumbini and Chitwan are not recommended. Although the former is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, it is extremely deserted. The latter is a rainforest with temperatures often soaring above 40 degrees.
Disadvantages: Power outages are the most fatal blow to coding life. In summer, power outages last for 4-6 hours a day, and in winter, they can go up to 12 hours. Jiuer has been in Nepal for more than three months, and there has never been a single day without power outages.
So if you want to code in Nepal, you need a reliable laptop with long battery life.
In addition, the plug strips used in Nepal and India have three cylindrical interfaces. You need to buy a power converter for ten yuan on Taobao. They are also sold locally, so it is not a problem.
Beer is relatively expensive, usually more than ten yuan, and Jiuer never dares to drink it anyway.
Coca-Cola is also more expensive, equivalent to a little over 4 yuan, and mineral water usually costs only 1 yuan per liter.
Important statement: Travel has always been different from person to person. There are many people who spend a lot of money on the same journey but find no fun.
For example: The hippie buddies in Jiuerjue's bar are nice, but some people think they are just useless.
Jiu'er doesn't pay attention to eating, thinking that filling his stomach is enough, but some people can't live without Chinese food.
When Jiu'er was writing words by the lake, he felt that those birds, those lizards, and those buffaloes surrounding him were called primitive, but some people thought these were all annoying.
Tell a story, the reason why Xiao An and Pumpkin became good friends is this.
On the way to Nepal, they met, and there was another girl. Chartering an off-road vehicle from Zhangmu Port to Kathmandu usually costs 220 to 300 yuan. Xiao An and Pumpkin bargained hard, hoping to get the best price, and
But the girl said impatiently: "What's the price? It's only 300 yuan for seven people. It's so cheap. I'll pay for it!"
So Xiao An and Pumpkin were very angry. Who couldn't afford these tens of dollars? Striving for the best price was not only a matter of money, but also an attitude towards traveling. Later, Xiao An and Pumpkin began to complain about this generosity.
sisters, they became good friends after they complained a lot.
This shows how important the same values are. If you read Jiuer’s travel notes, go to Nepal, and finally return disappointed, don’t come and scold me, because everyone is an individual with personality, abilities, and values.
, are not the same.
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Fourth stop: India
There are two roads from Nepal to India, one to Darjeeling, Kolkata, and the other from Lumbini to Varennasi, New Delhi.
After getting the visa, we took an overnight bus from Kathmandu to Lumbini, and then took a tuk-tuk to the border crossing.
There were a lot of people, and Jiuer sat directly on the roof of the car, just like in the movie.
After exiting customs, we took a long-distance bus to the holy city of Varennasi. It was another long 12 hours, and the temperature was as high as 40 degrees. I was already sick when I was in Kathmandu, and after such a long journey, I was about to collapse!
I have to say that India always claims to be a civilized country, but this country is too far away from civilization. Nepalese people love to be clean, but as soon as they leave Nepal and enter the Indian territory, they are all covered in poop! From cows, from humans, from monkeys,
Can't tell the difference at all.
Indian toilets are built on the street, on the main street! In the open air! Countless cars pass you by, and countless people look at you. It feels really weird.
I once asked a Korean girl how to solve the problem of going to the toilet, and the answer she got was to drink as little water as possible, and if that didn't work, she would go to a high-end hotel. If there were no restaurants, she would have to find a place with few people to pee.
After finally arriving in the big city of Valennasi, Jiuer collapsed again after getting off the bus!
They are all human beings! Oh my God, Jiuer grew up in China. Our country’s population is ruthless enough, but India is much ruthless than us!
Not only are there people, but there are also cows and monkeys all over the street! Jiuer has never seen so many monkeys in the zoo in his life. On the first day of arriving in Varennasi, everything is full of monkeys!
These cows and monkeys are not afraid of people, especially the sacred cows in Hinduism. They stand in the middle of the road and take a leisurely walk. All cars have to give way to the cows, including police cars.
In India, Shiva is the biggest god. Unfortunately, Shiva is always invisible, so his mount, the bull, has become the most sacred being in the world. No one dares to mess with it.
Sick and tired, Jiu'er quickly found a rickshaw and went straight to the Ganges. When he arrived at the Ganges, Jiu'er collapsed again!
More people, more cows, more monkeys!!!
Oh my God! What kind of country is this?
I sighed and quickly found a hotel to stay in, but another nightmare began!
No WIFI! No WIFI! No WIFI! No WIFI!
I asked more than a dozen GUESTHOUSEs, but none of them installed WIFI. How can I send a manuscript without a network!?
At this moment, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. I was sick, hadn't slept for thirty-six hours, traveled a long distance, and was exhausted both mentally and physically.
It needs to be noted here that transportation costs in Nepal and India are very low. Jiuer’s 22-hour bus ride only cost 70 yuan. Of course, this is a matter that varies from person to person. From Kathmandu to Pokhara, the ticket is the lowest.
300 rupees, the highest I have ever seen is 1,000 rupees spent by two Chinese uncles!
At this moment, the police appeared! Jiuer seemed to see a savior and asked for help like the police uncle.
The kind-hearted police officer helped me find a local man who looked like a gangster and asked him to take me to a hotel. I was worried and followed the man into a small alley and pulled it out of my side bag.
Swiss Army Knife.
In China, such deep alleys have long since disappeared, but in Varennasi they are everywhere, with weak lights, densely packed roads like a maze, and fewer people than on the street. It is definitely a perfect environment for robbery.
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After weighing his physical strength, he was not afraid if it was just one guy. If there were more than two of them, he would surrender immediately and save his life first.
To Jiu'er's surprise, this Indian guy with a gangster face actually took me to a hotel one by one.
The first house didn't have WIFI, and the second house still didn't have WIFI. I couldn't help shouting to this guy, WIFI! I don't care where I live! As long as there is WIFI! Tumo Xingzi sprayed this guy in the face.
This guy had probably never seen such a fierce Chinese person. He hurriedly said that the next house must have WIFI. Unfortunately, he was wrong. The next house still didn't have WIFI.
Jiuer was really angry. He started yelling and cursing in the hotel lobby. My English is not good, but I remember the words starting with F clearly. Many locals and foreigners looked at me uneasily. They may not understand China.
Why do people like WIFI so much? They go crazy trying to find WIFI.
I took a big step, turned around and walked away. The Indian guy started complaining to others, saying that I, a Chinese guy, was difficult to take care of. I turned around and glared at him, and the guy shut up immediately.
Jiuer began to understand that in India, the police and gangsters often work together. In fact, this is also the case in Nepal.
That time Mushroom and I met a Chinese football referee who was going to call an Asian Cup qualifier or something in Kathmandu and invited us both to watch.
Unfortunately, we didn’t know where the stadium was, so we asked the police. The police found an uncle with huge long legs and asked him to take you there. I said it was too embarrassing and bothering others. The police said it didn’t matter, so
Mushroom and I believed it to be true.
This guy walked very fast. When he took us to the football field, Mushroom and I were sweating profusely from exhaustion. Fortunately, we finally caught up with the game. This guy stretched out his hand and asked for labor fees. He held back a lot of words of gratitude in his heart, and it broke into pieces.
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Fortunately, the game was quite exciting. After watching the game, I went to the referee's dressing room and chatted with three Chinese referees. I felt that they were of high quality and their English was very good. No wonder I could officiate in international games. On the way back, Momogu kept praising the referee.
Handsome.
In addition, Jiuer once sneaked into a local wedding with Mushroom. He was warmly received by the host and had a free meal. By the way, he learned a lot about the local customs and many other crazy things. Now that I think about it, it’s pretty cool.
Interesting.
Let’s get back to the subject, let’s go back to the nightmarish 24 hours on Jiuer’s first day in India.
After scolding the Indian guy who led the way, I left the hotel and plunged into the maze of alleys. It didn't take long for me to discover a very serious problem, I was lost!
The time pointed to eleven o'clock at night, and the alley became darker and darker as we walked. In a daze, there was a wide open space ahead. When I got closer, I saw a river.
The legendary Ganges River, the highway that carries the Indian people to bliss, actually met in this situation.
Jiu'er was so exhausted that her legs were trembling, and she had been coughing since Nepal. She threw down her bag and sat alone by the river. She suddenly felt helpless.
When I was almost desperate, a man and a woman walked out of the darkness. When I looked up, I saw an Asian girl and an Indian boy, hiding by the river. I, the uninvited guest, disturbed their sweetness.
This girl is from South Korea, the one mentioned in the previous article. They both thought there was something wrong with me, so they asked me what happened. I said I was looking for a hotel with WIFI, but unfortunately I couldn't find one.
Later, this girl told me that she thought I was broken-up, otherwise she would be so sad. When she learned that I was just looking for Wi-Fi, she laughed in her heart for a long time, thinking that there was something wrong with the Chinese people and that they could not survive without Wi-Fi.
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I don’t know much about this girl. I forgot her name. She seems to be called Cui. The hotel she lives in happens to have WIFI, and the Indian guy is the waiter of the hotel.
We often encounter similar things when traveling. Xiao Fei, a local who runs a store in Pokhara, married a Beijing girl. Xiao Fei is a Muslim and only allows the Beijing girl to go out once a week for two hours at a time.
This girl taught Xiaofei to speak fluent Chinese, gave birth to a child for him, and opened a store on Taobao. If you are interested, you can search on Taobao. You know, Muslims can marry four wives.
When I arrived at the hotel, I didn't even bother negotiating the price. I got a small single room with no windows for thirty-five yuan, took a shower, and coded. I fell asleep halfway through coding. The indoor temperature was over forty degrees, and I was completely ignorant.
Of course, travel can’t always be smooth sailing, but Jiuer has always firmly believed that only those who pay will be rewarded.
Although Jiu'er was on the verge of collapse at that time, he still dragged his sick body and struggled to walk another thousand kilometers. In order to reduce the burden on himself, he threw away everything he could, including clothes, shoes, and water bottles, and even gave away
The diary given to me, and it was precisely because of Jiuer's persistence that I saw a more exciting India during the rest of the trip.