So, I've been back home for 5 days now (for a 3-week vacation), trying to overcome jet lag, but mostly, the cold!
Living the past 12 years in the tropics, where hitting 20C means putting on a sweater 'cos it's getting a little chilly, has made my skin much thinner than before!
We've had someone so nice -20C and lower, and it feels...... terrible!
First day I ventured outside, and had to rush back in within a few minutes, with frozen cheeks and nose!
I do not miss going outside in the morning, cleaning up the car from the overnight snow dusting, freezing hands and butt, and sitting on frozen car seats, until the heater finally kicks in.
Traffic jams, there are no traffic jams where I live in Asia. Here, it seems there are no more traffic rush hours, it's a constant, all day, all night jam of cars everywhere. Doesn't help that I see 95% of the cars with the lone driver inside.
I am enjoying family and friends gatherings, eating the food that is out of reach where I currently reside, but it's not enough to make me want to move back.
The white stuff is beautiful outside, but not so much where it turns to brown slush in the city.
Did I mention the cold? My skin is parched, I get nose bleeds from the dryness of the air, and huge headaches from dehydration. We never get lower than 70% humidity in Taiwan, here, it's under 25%.
I'll stay in the tropics for a few more years at least. And enjoy riding 12 months a year.
