January 28, 2008

Chaos reigns in 中国

Well apparently global warming has taken a bite out of my travel plans. China’s having one of the worst winters on record and the train network has failed to handle the load for the Spring Festival.

The word is that the central and southeastern parts of the country have become a travel nightmare, with 600,000 people soon to be stranded at the Guangzhou train station.

The best news is that the train station I’m headed for tommorrow has had to call in the cops to maintain order. In all honesty I live for this stuff and can’t wait to see what it’s like, it makes travelling so much more interesting. 

I came over here looking to wing it and travel without an itenerary, and now it looks like I’m about to get my chance. I’ll make sure to take plenty of photos.