Randy, did you get to go around Chongqing a bit? I had a hard time with people there, as they all seemed out to rob me or were kind of rude. But it was a very interesting place. Because it's as hilly as San Fran., I saw only one bicycle in the whole place. Women were just unreal hot, food was great and the place had a super vibe. Train stations in China tend to be rough areas and the two times I tried to get a taxi at the one in CQ, I had a very hard time. Second time I finally gave up and took a motorcycle taxi - no helmet - and I was wearing shorts and a golf shirt. That was late at night and the ride was pure adrenaline, wrong way around traffic circles, over potholes, through unlit tunnels, just nuts. I took a bus there from Chengdu and luckily sat next to a hot girl from Guangzhou who was going to CQ with her other hot friend. We all ended up hanging out for a few days there, hitting the bars, getting hot pot and foot massages. I had also lined up an English-speaking student guide through China Daily in Chongqing. But she turned out to be only 19 and still living with her folks. So she couldn't stay out past 8pm with me. Good thing I met those girls on the bus, as we met up whenever my guide wasn't available. Communication was not real easy, but it wasn't like we needed to have deep political conversations like here on PPOT
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