Blogs from Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, Asia - page 55

On the last day of our short stay in Yangshuo we climbed moon hill to get a great view and take some photos...... read more

Yangshuo - 18.11.05 After 3 days and 2 nights of almost non-stop travel it was great to finally arrive in Yangshuo. We've been here a couple of days and have had a quick wander around the town and gone biking into the countryside. We have also changed hotels due to a duff tip from some other travellers - they raved about the Yangshuo Mountain Retreat so we thought we'd give it a try but it was way overpriced and the food was dreadful. Grr. We've only got another day here before we set off for our next destination - about which I am very very excited! Below are a couple of pictures of Yangshuo and the surrounding scenery. Lots of love xxx ... read more

Yangshuo is the unofficial convergence site of backpacker China. There's this pedestrian-only street, Xi Jie ("West Street") that is 3 blocks long, full of cafes, bars, clubs and trinket stalls to cater strictly to ole Whitey. You'll hear James Blunt in the cafes and Maroon 5 in the bars, and have your pick of pancakes, hash browns, pizza and burgers to remind you of home. More likely than not, you will run into someone you may have met earlier in your travels here. Our first night out, we ran into a Finnish girl (whom we first met while in Mongolia over a month ago), who was now travelling with a UK friend who was accompanied by a Canadian girl who ran into 2 French girls that were now running with a San Francisco couple. No joke. ... read more

Despues del autobus de la muerte, cogimos directamente otro autobus desde Guilin hasta Yangshuo, solo tardo 1 hora. A la salida de la estacion in tipo vino hacia nosotros ofreciendonos su hotel, de verdad que no lo queriamos y por ese hecho redujo el precio de la habitacion de una manera ridicula, estamos pagando 4 Euros por noche por una habitacion doble, en un hotel muy limpio y con CUARTO DE BANYO!!!No nos podemos quejar en el hostal estariamos pagando lo mismo pero compartiendo habitacion con otras 4 personas. Yangshuo es un localidad muy tranquila a las orillas del rio Li, el escenario es espectacular, montanyas de roca calcica, como a las que estamos acostumbrados a asociar con Brasil. Hay un mercado de comida cada noche cerca de nuestro hotel con una gran variedad de comida ... read more

11/04/05 YangShaw is 3 hours away, so I decided to go there looking for good internet places to up load my diary. as a backpacker destination YangShaw should provided this service, and I did find one family guesthouse that provide free internet connection. I knew I will stay there. The Wong's family build this house and turn it into a guesthouse, and it mean family gusthouse to them! but for me... it is just a guesthouse that run by a family, they give you a room and that all! it wasn't my expectation, I was hoping for a living room we all can sit together and talk, a kitchen or small canteen. but doesn't matter, I got what I want here, download some software for my pocket pc, upload my diary and done! and the room ... read more