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November 13th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
This blog entry is LONG overdue...but better late than never. For the October Holiday I travelled to Yunnan province in the South West of China. The first stop was Kunming. The flight took about 3 hou ... 37 photos [full story]
This blog entry is LONG overdue...but better late than never. For the October Holiday I travelled to Yunnan province in the South West of China. The first stop was Kunming. The flight took about 3 hou ... 37 photos [full story]
November 18th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
We have arrived in Kunming today... This morning we had breaky at the hotel as usual, had a wander around the hotel and found the pool. It is huge and to me looks finished, just missing water. Ther ... [full story]
We have arrived in Kunming today... This morning we had breaky at the hotel as usual, had a wander around the hotel and found the pool. It is huge and to me looks finished, just missing water. Ther ... [full story]
November 17th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang
Today was a busy one but GREAT and made the trip to Lijiang worthwhile... We went to the Black Dragon Pond today and again no-one spoke English. To get into the place we had to pay $80￥/$15A ... [full story]
Today was a busy one but GREAT and made the trip to Lijiang worthwhile... We went to the Black Dragon Pond today and again no-one spoke English. To get into the place we had to pay $80￥/$15A ... [full story]
November 16th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang
Today we had a late start as we had a restless night last night. Our hotel room is just amazing but it was extremely hot in here. We both woke at 1am and tried every setting on the air-con and thought ... [full story]
Today we had a late start as we had a restless night last night. Our hotel room is just amazing but it was extremely hot in here. We both woke at 1am and tried every setting on the air-con and thought ... [full story]
November 15th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
This week I started to worry that I hadn't blogged recently, and I didn't really have any material I felt like writing about. But, I told myself not to be too concerned, because new things always pop ... 4 photos [full story]
This week I started to worry that I hadn't blogged recently, and I didn't really have any material I felt like writing about. But, I told myself not to be too concerned, because new things always pop ... 4 photos [full story]
November 15th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang
We have spent the day in transit today and it has been very draining... We left our hotel in Xi'an this morning very early and went to the airport and caught our flight right on time to Kunming whi ... [full story]
We have spent the day in transit today and it has been very draining... We left our hotel in Xi'an this morning very early and went to the airport and caught our flight right on time to Kunming whi ... [full story]
October 31st 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Yu Long Snow Mountain
Today was our last day of sightseeing in China (tomorrow is our last day, but it will only be packing and airport transit). Today was one my personal highlights of this trip (along with the Great W ... 27 photos [full story]
Today was our last day of sightseeing in China (tomorrow is our last day, but it will only be packing and airport transit). Today was one my personal highlights of this trip (along with the Great W ... 27 photos [full story]
October 30th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Tiger Leaping Gorge
Today we took a 2 hour or so bus ride from Lijiang to the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The history of Tiger Leaping Gorge is that a tiger leaped the gorge (I know, hence the name duh!) while escaping hun ... 15 photos [full story]
Today we took a 2 hour or so bus ride from Lijiang to the Tiger Leaping Gorge. The history of Tiger Leaping Gorge is that a tiger leaped the gorge (I know, hence the name duh!) while escaping hun ... 15 photos [full story]
October 29th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang
After breakfast in Kunming we left for Lijiang. Of all the flights in China so far, I haven’t managed score a window seat to view the passing scenery from the plane window. The flight from Kun ... 11 photos [full story]
After breakfast in Kunming we left for Lijiang. Of all the flights in China so far, I haven’t managed score a window seat to view the passing scenery from the plane window. The flight from Kun ... 11 photos [full story]
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