2019-10-01 Wanderlust

160 wanderlust.co.ukOctober 2019

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SMELLSFISHY

“When I was in Crete

I thought I was saying

‘no ish’ as I am allergic.

But the waiter came out

with a plate full of ish.

They thought I said,

‘dishes with ish’.”

Selina Rowse

LOOKING AN ASS

“During a visit to Peru,

I politely asked if

I could have some

‘burro’. I now know

that Spanish for

butter is ‘mantequilla’...

and that ‘burro’

means ‘donkey’.”

Paul Strange

IT’S THE BOMB

“In Barcelona we

ordered two pastries

that we thought were

called‘bomberos’.It

turnsoutwewanted

‘bombas’–andwehad

askedforiremen.”

DonnaMichael

Thehighlight:NothingbeatsseeingtheGreat

Wallinpersoninallitswell-preservedglory.

Iwouldhighlyrecommendgettingthecablecar

uptogetbetterviewsandtomaximiseyourtime

onthewall.Thequeuesarelong,butit’sworthit

totoboggandownfromtheGreatWall.

Mustsee:Xi’anCityWallsatnight.These

well-preservedwallsarearound13.7kmlong

andoerfantasticviewsoverthecity.Theyare

mostincredibleatnightwhenthetemplesare

litupandit’slesscrowded.And,ofcourse,no

visittoXi’anwouldbecompletewithoutvisiting

theTerracottaWarriors.

Toptip:ThelocalsdonotspeakmuchEnglish.I’d

recommenddownloadingaChinesetranslation

apptocommunicatemoreeasily,especiallywith

taxidriversorwhenbargaininginmarkets.

Goonlinetoshareyour

traveltalesonournext

topic:‘Lostintransit’

Cautionarytale:Keepinmindtheinternetis

censoredinChinaandaccesstocommonsites

suchasGoogleormostsocialmediasitessuch

asFacebookarebanned.

IwishI’dknown...Localslovetakingyourphoto.

EverywhereIwentpeoplewouldtryandsneakin

apicturewhentheythoughtyouwerenotlooking

orelsecomeupdirectlytoyouaskingforone!

Thishappenedsurprisinglyeverywhereevenin

busyTiananmenSquareinBeijing.

Anythingelse?Don’tmissout.Visitnow!

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ReaderAliceO’MahonytravelstoBeijingandXi’antoexperience

thewondersoftheGreatWallandTerracottaWarriors...

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ALICE’S CHINA

SECRET

“There’s a strict bag check at

the train and tram stations,

especially for tourists and

spray perfumes of any size

are not allowed on high-

speed bullet trains. I found

out the hard way and lost

an expensive perfume!”

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