A couple of days before we were due to cross the border into Hong Kong, we decided to have a quick look online to see exactly where we had to go/ what we had to do. It took a…
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One Day Trip to Yangshuo || Moon Hill & the Liu San Jie Impression Light Show
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…
Wulingyuan & Zhangjiajie National Forest Park || Exploring the Avatar Mountains!
After a pretty uneventful few days in Guiyang, it was time to head to our next stop on our six week adventure through China! Our train was scheduled to arrive in Zhangjiajie around 4.30am, but luckily there was a delay…
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,…
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…
Two Days in Emeishan || Baoguo Monastery, Mount Emei & Eco Tea Farm
DAY ONE After a quick two days in Leshan, it was time to move on to neighbouring city Emeishan. We headed to the train station and for a measly £1.50/ US$1.88, bought ourselves a ticket. With the ride only taking…
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…
DAY ONE: Dodgy taxi drivers and veggie ‘ribs’ We arrived into Chengdu (from Xi’an) at midday and decided to take a taxi to our hostel. We knew that the taxi should be around 15RMB and got into the taxi…
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…
Vegetarian and Vegan food at Xian’s Muslim Quarter
We spent three days in Xi’an, checking out the top tourist attractions which included the famous Terracotta Warriors, Goose Pagoda, and the Bell Tower. Being obsessed with food, I was very keen to explore Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter which is…