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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 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 14th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
Przyszla jesien. Moja ulubiona pora roku. A wraz z nia pierwsze chlodne noce i pierwsze jesienne przeziebienie. Dni za to wypelnione sa spadajacymi liscmi, wciaz cieplym sloncem i sloneczno jesienna n ... 38 photos [full story]
Przyszla jesien. Moja ulubiona pora roku. A wraz z nia pierwsze chlodne noce i pierwsze jesienne przeziebienie. Dni za to wypelnione sa spadajacymi liscmi, wciaz cieplym sloncem i sloneczno jesienna n ... 38 photos [full story]
November 8th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
Saturday morning saw us up at 6am and off the the airport for an early flight to Kunming. Our backup bus met us at the airport and took us on the 1 1/2 hour trip to the Stone Forest south of the airpo ... 16 photos [full story]
Saturday morning saw us up at 6am and off the the airport for an early flight to Kunming. Our backup bus met us at the airport and took us on the 1 1/2 hour trip to the Stone Forest south of the airpo ... 16 photos [full story]
October 28th 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
This was our only full day in Kunming as we fly in yesterday afternoon and fly out early tomorrow morning for Lijiang. On today’s itinerary is approximately 2 hour bus ride to the famous St ... 17 photos [full story]
This was our only full day in Kunming as we fly in yesterday afternoon and fly out early tomorrow morning for Lijiang. On today’s itinerary is approximately 2 hour bus ride to the famous St ... 17 photos [full story]
October 31st 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
Chinese people really like Halloween. And although they have their own (Chinese) version of this "holiday", they still like to celebrate the American one. And like many Europeans, they just treat this ... 27 photos [full story]
Chinese people really like Halloween. And although they have their own (Chinese) version of this "holiday", they still like to celebrate the American one. And like many Europeans, they just treat this ... 27 photos [full story]
November 1st 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
Everyone has heard of China's legendary focus on education as a measure of success. So when I got the opportunity to visit a class of Chinese students, I decided to check out whether the Chinese educa ... 2 photos [full story]
Everyone has heard of China's legendary focus on education as a measure of success. So when I got the opportunity to visit a class of Chinese students, I decided to check out whether the Chinese educa ... 2 photos [full story]
November 1st 2009 Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
Seit heute morgen bin ich in Dali, mal wieder mit dem Nachtzug. Diesmal dauerte es aber nur angenehme 8 Stunden, d.h. man ging abends in Kunming ins Bett und stand morgens in Dali wieder auf. Da ich a ... 75 photos [full story]
Seit heute morgen bin ich in Dali, mal wieder mit dem Nachtzug. Diesmal dauerte es aber nur angenehme 8 Stunden, d.h. man ging abends in Kunming ins Bett und stand morgens in Dali wieder auf. Da ich a ... 75 photos [full story]
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