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I’ve also previously blogged about what camera gear to bring on each trip. If this was a return trip to South Korea or Japan, I’d probably be leaving my Sony ILCs back home and just make do with smartphones and maybe the Sony RX100 VII. But this trip is different: our itinerary in Yunnan and Western Sichuan is extremely heavy on natural sights. And even more importantly: we’d be traveling in private vehicles. So, unlike previous trips where we largely made our way each day using public transportation, the gear I’d like to bring is going to be less constrained weight-wise. I’m still undecided whether to bring the Sony A73 with the venerable 24\u2013100mm f4 lens, or the Sony A6600 with the 18\u2013135mm lens. I’m currently leaning toward the latter only because it offers a good balance between image quality and weight, but I’ll see.<\/p>\n
The last prep bit was whether we could do anything for possible altitude sickness. The progression of ascent wouldn’t be too abrupt: we’d be arriving into Dali at 2,500m altitude, and over the span of six days gradually make our way up to altitudes of 3,500m, before hitting 4,500m to 5,000m around Day 12 or so. Moreover, we’re on a private tour so we’d be able to amend the itinerary as we need to. Still, a check with local pharmacies revealed that a doctor’s prescription is needed for altitude sickness medication, so that’s something we’ve been looking into too and we’d likely be getting the necessary prescriptions very soon.<\/p>\n
That’s a wrap for our pre-departure notes. The next post will be the start of our 21-day trip, so more to come very soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We’re just about a week away from traveling for our year-end holiday to Yunnan\u2013Western Sichuan, so it’s about time to write an update post on our preparation for the trip. Random notes and comments in no particular order of importance!<\/p>\n