Blogs from Western Sichuan Northern Yunnan, Sichuan, China, Asia
July 23rd 2010
The weather was picture perfect, the traffic volume low and alpine-esque valleys lay below me in all their glory. I had timed the ride just right. It was 1 pm, the hottest part of the day and my altimetre indicated an altitude of 4.400 metres as I headed ever upwards to Chola pass in Western Sichuan. I had spent the night in the cleanest hotel of the whole trip, showered with hot water for the first time in days and spent the morning happily clicking away at Dege printing lamasery's treasures. Now it was time to double-back and return to the north-south route that would take me up to Qinghai province and on to the New Frontier (Xinjiang). All of a sudden, as is the habit, I heard a revolving noise. Deciding to listen further before ... read more
May 4th 2010
I think that yesterday was so incredible that I'm not sure anything else on this trip will be able to top it. I'm in the Tibetan ethnic area if western Sichuan, where it is mountainous, cold, and spectacular. We spent a night I kangding where we ate delicious Tibetan food and avoided the rain, and then two days in tagong, really the wild west of china (people riding horses through town, Tibetan cowboys, and lots of yaks). Also an american who was starting up a cafe and arts collective, whom we happily helped out in exchange for a warm fire to escape the rain, hail, and snow. The second day started off cloudy but we set off on a walk anyway, across the grasslands to what turned out to be a monks' college. On the way ... read more
Ka mes pagarinajm vizas
Published: August 9th 2007Asia » China » Sichuan » Western Sichuan Northern Yunnan
July 6th 2007
Ka mes pagarinajm vizas Asia » China » Sichuan » Western Sichuan Northern Yunnan By Brass Monkeys July 6th 2007 Steven & Lelde Steven & Lelde Just having fun. Just having fun. tribe of local kids, Litang /Lelde/ tatad ir piekdiena un galigi neplanoti esam atpakalj Kandiga. Aizvakar agri sho vietu pametam, lai vairs neatgrieztos, bet, ka redzams, dazhreiz notikumi njem neplanotu gultni. Ka jau ieprieksh mineju, musu viza beidzas 8-ja Julija. Bijam nolemushi to pagarinat viena no nakamajm apstashanas vietam, tikai lieta tada, ka pilnigi nesasmadzenjojam, ka ir tada lieta ka nedeljas nogales, kad oficialas valsts iestades nestrada.... Viss jau butu vel izdevies ka planots, bet vakar uz autobusu, ko gribejam "panjem", lai nokljutu uz citu pilsetinu un pecak no turienes uz nakamo, kur nodarbojas ar vizu shtellem, netikam, jo visas vietas jau bija aiznjemtas:( ... read more
Backroad to Tibet - Western Sichuan and Northern Yunnan By Bus
Published: November 18th 2006Asia » China » Sichuan » Western Sichuan Northern Yunnan
November 18th 2006
My last update saw me just having arrived back at Chengdu after a very special trip to Tibet. However, I still had 3 weeks or so before I had to be in Saigon (to meet Danielle :-) ) and I'd heard of an adventurous way into Northern Yunnan and was toying with the idea of taking it, when I met up with Janet, a Kiwi who I'd originally met in Hanoi a couple of months ago. We thought we'd probably bump into each other again as our routes would cross over, so it was especially good when she mentioned it and asked if I fancied joining her to do exactly that trip! With a day to get the boring admin jobs out of the way - like buying food and sending a box of Tibetan goodies ... read more
