Destination: China

Gallery: Zhongdian

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Lijang

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kunming

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guilin

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Longsheng

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Photo Gallery

Emei Shan, Sichuan

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [1648] | Comments [2]

I decided to climb this holy Buddhist mountain after speaking to a lovely English hippy family I first met in Tiger Leaping Gorge and then again in Zhongdian. I was also buoyed up by the fact that I had completed the Gorge without any hardship and was ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Lesham, Sichuan

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [447] | Comments [2]

I packed lightly for a few days excursion during which I intended to visit the Buddha in Lesham and climb a holy mountain aka Emei Shan before returning to Chengdu. Lesham was thronging with Chinese tourists, the queue down the cliff from his head ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Kunming - Home of the Silver Bells Bicycle Gang

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By largeone | Views [1568] | Comments [1]

What ever you use for currency, whether it be Yuan, US Dollar, or tofu - everything is relatively cheap.  It is said the low prices have been forced upon the local govenment as a result of a feud between the Kunming Silver Bell Gypsies, and the Yunnan ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Huanglongxi, Sichuan

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [509] | Comments [1]

From Chengdu I went on a day trip to Huanglongxi as my trusty guide book mentioned that it featured in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. On the bus, the guy in the seat behind me translated what the conductor said (important return journey info). ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Chengdu, Sichuan

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [385]

First of all let me start by apologising for not keeping this blog upto date. I hadn't realised just how long ago my last entry was. I've got loads to update you on. I'm perfectly fine and am currently (2nd May 07)in Xi'an (synonymous with the Terracotta ... Read more >

Tags: People

Dongs with Bongs

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By travelheart24 | Views [1084] | Comments [3]

Hello all! I'm in HOng Kong at a coffee shop/ internet cafe right now, having finally just finished my training trip! I have about 3 hrs before I just on a plave back to Hanoi to join another trainer to catch up on the few days Jordan and I missed, ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: China

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By largeone | Photo Gallery

Life in Urumqi....

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By katie_rose | Views [1041] | Comments [2]

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a nice easter and ate lots of chocolate!!! So life in Urumqi is very busy.  Now that my phone is working in my apartment I have recieved some very strange phone calls.  Everyone wants to practice their English and so ... Read more >

Tags: People

Gallery: China and Vietnam

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By loza3210 | Photo Gallery

Zhongdian, Yunnan

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By kirank | Views [456] | Comments [6]

I came to Zhongdian hoping to secure a permit and plane ticket to Tibet. To cut a long story short decided not to bother. This place is like the wild west. It is much smaller than Lijiang and absolutely freezing. It was snowing yesterday. I'm wearing ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing