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By Das Klo
November 4th 2009

Dali, nein, nicht der Maler! Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

Zum ersten Mal seit anderthalb Monaten hatte ich wieder ein Fahrrad unter dem Hintern. Zwar konnte man in den bisherigen Orten, die ich besucht habe, immer ein Fahrrad ausleihen, aber in den großen chinesischen Städten mit ihrer Luftverschutzung und dem massiven Straßenverkehr hatte ich meist keine Lust dazu. Hier in Dali bin ich allerdings in einem kleinen Nest, das zwishen einem See und einer Gebirgskette liegt, wo es sich anbietet, sich einfach mal ein Fahrrad zu mieten und das ein oder andere Dorf in der Umgebung zu erkunden. Mit einer Gruppe von 7 Leuten fuhren wir los. Für eine gan [View Full Entry]

By Das Klo
October 27th 2009

Südlich der Wolken Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming

Ich bin in Kunming, der Hauptstadt der Provinz Yunnan.Yunnan heißt übersetzt "Südlich der Wolken". In der Tat, während schien während der gesamten Zugfahrt die gleiche Dunstwolke, die Chengdu eingehüllt hatte, über ganz Sichuan zu liegen. Doch als wir am nächsten Morgen durch Yunnan fuhren war von dem ganzen Spuk nichs mehr zu spüren. Strahlender Sonnenschein herrschte über Yunnan. Yunnan befindet sich an einer kulturellen Schnittstelle zwischen chinesischen, tibetischen und südostasiatischen Kulturen. Ein großer Teil der 55 Minderheitenvölker der Volksrepublik lebt in dieser Provinz. Südli [View Full Entry]

By Pennyfarthing
October 25th 2009

Rice and noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

Another hot and cloudless day, 33deg, although it was cooler this morning as we set off. Have been doing lots of climbing in the mountains today, 1000m up then 1000m down. Lots of hairpin bends and lots and lots of smoky wagons, labouring up the hills, belching out clouds of fumes-our poor lungs! Our diet of rice and noodles. which are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner, is becoming rather wearing. Yesterday the meal was so spicy that it burnt our lips so we have asked them to tone down the spices a bit. Have passed what appear to be lots [View Full Entry]

By Pennyfarthing
October 24th 2009

Chicken feet and pigs' heads Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

A very hot day today, 33-35 deg C. It gets very hot in the afternoons but at 6.00pm, when the sun sets, it becomes a lot cooler. Most nights I have been in just shirt sleeves but last night I had to wear a sweatshirt. Dali was a very nice place, very touristy, with lots of vigour, lights, live music in the streets and 100s and 100s of shops. I bought 4cds of traditional music and some small gifts.I am very worried about the weight for the plane. Been to a Bai village, a minority people with their own small kingdom. [View Full Entry]

By Pennyfarthing
October 23rd 2009

Pagodas, temples and a stolen camera (not mine!) Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

Only a short report today. Have visited 3 pagodas and 7 temples. To tell the truth I was not too bothered about this visit, but I went and was glad I had, it was very interesting and needless to say, a great photo opportunity. Sadly, Frank, one of the group, put his camera down. He forgot about it for a short time, you can guess the rest, when he realised he had forgotten it and went to find it, it had gone! Someone had taken it along with the 600 photos he had taken. Devastating! Climbed Cang Sham Mountain, 4122m. had [View Full Entry]

By Pennyfarthing
October 22nd 2009

Unmade roads and a beautiful lake.... Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

Now in Dali. Had to take a shorter route today because the road is under construction. Travelled 6 miles on unmade roads then cycled around the the beautiful lake. Entered the old town through the East gate which had a pagoda on top. Had lunch at the 'Green Lodge Back-packers Hostel', had to wait quite a while as only two staff. Weather very nice again today, 30 deg+. Looking forward to tomorrow, as we are going up a mountain in a cable car to 4000m. Nothing else to report, there have been no problems and no breakdowns, touch wood! [View Full Entry]

By Pennyfarthing
October 21st 2009

Giant spiders and monstrous cement works! Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

Had another very good day with temperatures at 30 deg +, and I am still slapping on the sun screen. Have been on the roof top terrace of the Hiadong East Sea Resort hotel and spent time watching a spider that was at least 2 and a half inches in diameter, in fact China seems populated by huge spiders! The town is 2100m above sea level. Rode about 43 miles today, it was difficult, with a 10 kilometer climb, I was almost (but not quite) in bottom gear! The ride down was great and there at the bottom was the most [View Full Entry]

By gabanie
October 12th 2009

Day 26: Dali Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

Dali was a nice little town, and a good way to break up the trip between Lijiang and Kunming. It is a little like Lijiang, in that some streets are closed off to cars, and are lined with touristy shops. But unlike lijiang it is layed out in the familiar square shape of many chinese cities, with a surrounding city wall, and straight streets that are easy to navigate. The first day in dali, we took a chairlift up the mountains that loom up on the west side of town. It is then a 12 km walk to another chairlift back [View Full Entry]

By Chase Waterslides
October 6th 2009

Dali - The Location of the Best Hostel in the World Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

Main Tower Under the Moon

Any man named David is lucky and is generally a premium person. The David who killed Goliath, The Naked David in Florence (it’s easy to get girls when you have the best body ever), my two wonderful friends, one from America and one from Scotland and now I can add David, the Australian who owns the best hostel in the world. Alex mentioned that Hugo and I needed to stay at the Jade Emu hostel as it was acquiring some 95% approval ratings; we needed to check this out. Having arrived at the location, I marveled at the courtyard. A homely [View Full Entry]

By chinalulu
September 30th 2009

fucking turth,still in dali Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

truth,truth,still the fucking truth,it mad me crazy........i don't want to answer any question again u always think u can find the truth by yrsel.so do it do it do it,don't ask again..........all the truth i have said. want see me in tailand.......impossible!!!!! be4,i do everything,only want to pay for my mistake,it will not be happen again.it's not my mistake again...............not me not me yesterday,in mulan bar,saw the blog nathang...........i like that place,beach,island,party with local people when i back yh,i thing of his sex with the local people,when he made sex,did he thin [View Full Entry]

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