There are a lot of things I will miss about Asia but here are just a few
- Asian chics - of course, they are skinny, petite, well dressed in major cities and they seem to like white guys. The only thing I have gotten sick with so far is Yellow Fever and not the bad kind.
- Cheap living - Other than Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore traveling in this part of the world is relatively inexpensive. And compared to Africa and Europe my money went a little further here.
- Civilization - Most of the cities here are packed with people. This is good and bad. Good because you don't feel totally alone but bad for the shear size and noise. This one is a mixed bag but I think on cold nights in my tent in Africa I might want to hear honking horns rather than roaring animals.
- Safety - I have never felt unsafe in Asia. Even walking through sketchy looking parts of town at night I felt ok. This may be stupid on my part but we never had problems. This is not to say Africa won't be safe also. But it's reputation is not one of safe and secure. I am hoping all the rumors are wrong.
Getting to Africa will be weird. It has always felt like the turning point in the trip. In Asia we were always counting up, counting how long we had been away from home. But once we get to Africa I feel like we are counting down until the trip is over and it's back to normal life. I am hoping that feeling fades when we are busy doing stuff (or maybe I will be counting down the days until no more camping). We'll have to see on that one. The only thing I know is that everything is about to change and the past 2 months of getting used to traveling will really be put to the test.
