九寨沟之旅

Recently, one of my colleagues invited me to join his family to 九寨沟 (成都). This is one of the places in China that attracted many tourists around the world. It is also commonly talk about when people discuss abouy holiday to China. My colleague and his wife had already booked and paid for the trip; that depart right after school holiday - cheaper price. The tour will depart on 28 Mar. When I called up CTC to enquire on this holiday package, I was told that only two customers signed up so far.... and I happened to know these two customers.

It is a great opportunity to go for holiday again, after the traumetic expereince last year to Manila. But my good friend was not to be blame though. It just happen that I am not comfortable with the adverse situation (human and nature) there then. The total damage for default? S$1,200!!!

So this time, I better do proper research and plan carefully. According to CTC, 九寨沟 weather in March is between 10 - 20 degree. To have a better understanding of the temperature level, I asked the girl what's the weather at Genting as I am more familiar with Genting. She replied that it is also about 10 - 20 degree. Still not very sure, I checked the net for China's weather. Here's the bad news. The temperature actually ranges from minimum of about 8 degree to maximum of 17 degree. I can accept 17 degree BUT 8 degree is really really cold. At 17 degree, I can just put on a coat made of cotton. But at 8 degree, I may need something like fur - something meant for winter. I like light attire and hate thick fur.

From the weather forecast, it seems that the best time (with ideal temperature) to go to 成都 is in May. I have no choice but to give this trip a miss.