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ELAINE GUERRERO

I sincerely do not recommend rushing to Western Sichuan|The most comprehensive guide to Western Sichuan!

Western Sichuan has always been a place I really want to go So I rushed there with great enthusiasm On the first day, my thought was: Western Sichuan, I will never come again I was tormented by altitude sickness for many days, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, dizziness, nausea, unable to eat, vomiting after eating, vomiting even after drinking water, vomiting when standing straight, vomiting when squatting and pressing on the stomach Altitude sickness varies from person to person, but if you are not well prepared, I really do not recommend coming🥲 Here are the experiences I have learned from my bloody lessons‼️ Be well prepared before coming, it will greatly reduce the pain of the journey 1⃣️: The distance between the scenic spots in Western Sichuan is very far, and there are many mountain roads. Whether you are taking a bus🚍 or a car🚗, it is recommended to carry motion sickness💊 motion sickness patches, and fruits that can relieve motion sickness, such as oranges🍊. 2⃣️: Following the previous point, some people may think that they don't get motion sickness much and take it lightly. This involves another point of knowledge. The long mountain road journey is quite boring and easy to fall asleep like a cradle. If you have motion sickness symptoms at this time, your body will easily start to sleep to relieve discomfort‼️‼️ People who first arrive on the plateau, once they fall asleep in the car, the body will switch from active breathing to passive breathing. The oxygen intake during sleep will decrease. The plateau is already thin in oxygen, and the oxygen intake of the body will drop significantly. Once you wake up and the body enters active breathing, some people will have severe altitude sickness😤 because the body is already in a state of hypoxia, and it is even more impossible to inhale enough oxygen in the thin air of the plateau. It is also easy to fall into the vicious cycle of discomfort—falling asleep—waking up more uncomfortable—continuing to sleep, and the travel experience drops directly to 0⃣️. Therefore, don't fall asleep in the car, it's very dangerous‼️‼️ 3⃣️: The temperature difference between day and night is very large, remember to bring thick clothes, even if summer is coming, the temperature difference should not be underestimated, the most important thing is, the wind in Western Sichuan is very strong, the cooling plus the strong wind is very easy to blow headaches, if you catch a cold on the plateau, it may be fatal, so keep warm measures should be done well, head warming is also very important, many altitude sickness is caused by poor head warming and wind blowing. 4⃣️: Be sure to do a good job of sun protection‼️Physical sun protection is always greater than chemical sun protection, prepare a sun hat, otherwise you will be like me, a few days down, the face is black and red like a local. 5⃣️: If you can choose the route, try to choose 434, because there are really a lot of heavy trucks on 318! And it's easy to get stuck in traffic. We joined a small group, and the team leader let us set off at seven or eight o'clock every morning, just to avoid the heavy trucks blocking the road, and the scenery is not as good as 434, the experience will not be good. 6⃣️: Don't blindly self-drive, there are many dangerous mountain roads in Western Sichuan, some sections even have no guardrails, and the distance between scenic spots is very far, if you rush, it is easy to drive all day, if your driving skills are not good, it is really dangerous.
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Posted: Feb 20, 2024
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