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Sat, 11 Oct 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [433]
Shangri-la .... Tibetan influence is well and truly apparent in Shangri-La a Tibetan Prefecture. Many women wear the clothing and headdress of their ethnic group. The houses, agriculture and terrain are all Tibetan in appearance.
A 3 hour bus ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [551] | Comments [2]
Yesterday was eventful. After waking up a bit nauseas and with a headache I got to have a "western breakfast" that Fabian and Santiago made for us. But it still tasted Chinese because of the oil the locals have that they used to cook the eggs with. It ... Read more >
Tags: butter tea, litang, monks
Thu, 9 Oct 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [425]
We enjoyed several half - day walks around the gorge with steep ascents and descents. Village life surrounding the gorge has mantained a subsistence approach, Homes had corn in the fields and drying on rooftops, vegetable gardens, half finished sheds, ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [1030] | Comments [5]
So the bus to Kangding was exciting! The road looked a bit precarious from my window seat with some other people passing on curvy bumpy topography with dramatic drops. But our driver was really good and the scenery was wonderful.
When we arrived it ... Read more >
Tags: kangding, litang
Mon, 6 Oct 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [820]
Tiger Leaping Gorge,Tibetan Prefecture, China
A two hour and at times precarious bus ride has brought us to the stunning Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge in the Tibetan prefecture, a mere 15 minutes from the border of Tibet.There are ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
Mon, 6 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [714] | Comments [2]
A fellow traveler told me that Chengdu was only worth a three day stay for pandas and the national parks. I ended up staying longer and it was worth it. Maybe this is because national week made everything really busy, and maybe because I'm not an efficient ... Read more >
Tags: chengdu, night markets, traffic inn hostel
Sun, 5 Oct 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [627]
Awesome Lijiang (Old City) !
We are staying in the International Youth Hostel which sits conveniently near the Old City. I was expecting Lijiang to be similar to Dali Old City, but it is even more beautiful and awesome. It is slightly less ... Read more >
Sat, 4 Oct 2014 | By paulinemendes | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 4 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [696] | Comments [1]
So I was lazy again today and was out of bed at 11 am. But it's good to go slow and not burn out. I have less than 6 weeks now and I'm already skipping things in this province that are expensive and busy. It is peak season and national week so relaxing ... Read more >
Fri, 3 Oct 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [605]
Dali to Lijiang
We reluctantly left our friendly, good value, and comfortable apartment accomodation (Rainbows Nest Guesthouse) at Dali Old City today to head by bus to Lijiang;- a 3 hour journey north-west of Dali. We thoroughly enjoyed ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [723] | Comments [3]
Today I woke up late and then went upstairs to see Oscar. I've basically adopted her. I even looked up if I can take her into Canada without quarantine and I can! She's also young enough to not need vaccines and can be in the passenger cabin but inside ... Read more >
Wed, 1 Oct 2014 | By adaptive | Views [843] | Comments [2]
OK, several times I've tried to write about how awesome Xi'An was with the terracotta warriors and all. But I will just move on...
I'm in Chengdu and I saw pandas today! They have a superior zoo for them I was really impressed. However I ... Read more >
Tags: awesome bathroom, kitten, pandas
Tue, 30 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [928]
Day1
Our day began with a Chinese tea ceremony performed by a proprietor in one of the specialty Tea shops selling fine tea in incongrous shapes and sizes. Prices ranged from $15 to over $200 a kg. Our Master of the tea ceremony surprised us by ... Read more >
Tue, 30 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [688]
An early start today to catch the train from Kunming station to Dali Old City. Success!! We made it despite having little idea where to alight off the bus, which platform to head for and when to get off the train. Thank goodness for helpful locals who ... Read more >
Tags: mandarin teacher
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 | By paulinemendes | Views [775]
A Sunday stroll in Kunming past Green Lake Park took us to Yuangtong Temple. We enjoyed this spectacular 8th century temple from the Tang dynasty set in spacious courtyards with pagodas surrounded by water. The pagodas feature beautifully ... Read more >
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