To get to Yangshuo from Zhangjiajie, we first had to get an overnight train to Luizhou. We arrived at 5:15am but the lovely train warden thought we needed half an hour to prepare, so woke everyone up at 4:45!! We…
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ASIA China Guiyang Notes From The Road
Guiyang || A Disgusting Hostel & Naughty Monkeys in Qianling Park!
DAY ONE It was another long journey to reach Guiyang from Dali – we took an overnight train to Kunming first, which arrived at 5.45am. We left again at 8am, arriving in Guiyang at 5pm, ready to sleep. Unfortunately,…
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Four Days in Lijiang || The Fanciest Hotel Room EVER, Lots of Shopping & A Rip Off Dinner!
DAY ONE: Hello hot tub! As there is no direct train from Emeishan to Lijiang, we picked up an overnight train to Kunming, had a four hour stopover and changed on to a much shorter train to Lijiang, a total…
DAY ONE: Dodgy buses, dodgier hotel rooms and EPIC noodles! We allowed ourselves a lazy start to the day after being woken up at midnight and again at 5am by noisy roommates. When we finally dragged ourselves out of…
ASIA Chengdu China Food & Drink Notes From The Road Vegan / Vegetarian
Vegetarian Lunch Ceremony at the Aidao Monastery || Chengdu
I’d read about the vegetarian lunch ceremony at the Aidao Monastery before arriving into Chengdu and was keen to check it out. It wasn’t something I’d usually do, and I’m usually not so great with throwing myself into situations…
Feeling rough… Two months into our nine month travels, and seven days after arriving in China, it was time to take our first trip to the hospital! I really thought it would be me first; being so clumsy, I…
DAY FOUR We had planned to head to the Great Wall on day four but Gary wasn’t feeling too good the night before, so we moved it back to the following day, with the hope he’d feel better by…
DAY ONE Arriving in rainy Beijing bright and early after an overnight train from Mongolia, we were immediately overwhelmed with how busy the train station was. We arrived at on a Friday, which happened to be the last day of China’s national week-long…
One of the oldest cities in China, Xi’an is known for its Terracotta Warriors; one of the most famous archaeological finds in the world. With more than 3,000 years of history, this place has an amazing historical heritage with numerous historical sites and cultural…
Located 60 kilometers north of Lijiang and part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site is the Tiger Leaping Gorge. At a maximum depth of approximately 3790 meters from river to mountain peak, it’s one of the…