http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/3xuok/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from 3xuok en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:26:22 +0000 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:26:22 +0000 41109Said goodbye to the yak troop and encountered with the donkey on the trail again after the junction to Lukla. There was far less tourist here no more dress in best sunday sport and favourite doll on top of the backpack. in fact...almost all of them were porter carrying material into the mountain I even saw many young looking faces carried those heavy load too looked no more than 16 year http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Jiri/blog-452567.html 281009The shorter day so far only took us less than 5 hrs to Tengpoche3800m. As we had done the the Khumjung route yesterday so we took the easy trail today along the contour of the mountain we marched forward together with 100 of others walkers porters and yaks Of cause facing with another 1000 of return hikers from the Everest kind of like the Sunday hiking scene in Hongkong busy Th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Jiri/blog-452566.html 201009After a brief goodbye as I always want it quick. Although walked on the same trail again but the scene still captured our attention and without the burdened of the companies we could stop whenever we wanted for photo. But this time we was walking with our bag luckily with the rest in Rossi we managed well today and covered the journey to Kinja1600m in 2 hrs. After 4 days studied F http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Jiri/blog-452565.html 141009530 and 630 seem a bit too early so I went for the 830 bus this morning but it was actually departed at 9am rather on time indeed. Bus was far more better that I had expected sofa seat...kind of...at least you wouldn't feel the metalwork under you butt. Spacious wouldbe the word I used compared with buses in China your knee wouldn't touch the back panel of the seat in front in fa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Jiri/blog-452563.html 61009The border crossing from Tibet into Nepal. Minibus run from the old custom gate to Chinese border custom building the 8km ride cost 10 yuans. The bus go when filled up. It was a straightforward procedures. Bagages searched and checked out. Finished with the China side you cross the friendship bridge into Nepal. A small table checked again your luggage before arrived the Nepalese custom hou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/blog-444617.html 25909Started my journey to Nepal and again back on the highway 318 the SinoNepal highway. The road condition was pretty good and we travel along with the Yaluzangbu river again. The further we going upstream the river getting narrower and the scene were pretty much the same like anywhere in Tibet only the tibetan houses we seen were tradition flat roof. Shigatse3800m was the 2nd biggest c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-442014.html 20909The road to Lhasa was super. the scene was the same all the way brownish mountain with no tree all around the Yaluzangbo river but surprisingly the effect was pretty as there was the important ingredient...blue sky and cotton cloud. After the Gongga airport some memories came back the rock craving by the road side but then approaching Lhasa river I was lost the Lhasa now was so big. W http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-439005.html 14909From Bayi I turned left travelled on the S306 2 days ago as I would like to see the Yaluzangbu river. The road was surprising good and new all the way through Milin2200m and ended at Langxian2200m . Both was rather new town with totally Han favour. Hair saloon ktv and bar only the exterior was in Tibetan colour. Met a chinese young couple on the bus and they invited me to visited http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Tibet/blog-438095.html 8909spent the the last 2 days on the road after crossing the Jinshajiang river we entered Tibet. A big redXi Zang had been painted on a huge rock by the river together with the army guarding post on both side of the bridge kept reminding people...you are into TibetI guessed Road upgrading work was underway along the route it took more than 5 hrs for the 90km trip from Dege to Jiangda3 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-435836.html 14809Road into Ganzi from this route was far more better than I'd expected at least most of the road was paved. The scene was rather pretty once we get to the Yalongjiang river sharp straight hill walled both side of the passage cloud and fog snaked around the hillside I actually wished our bus will broke down so I could stop there. Rain heavily last night and the water level was up never http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-435213.html 11809P left for her second part of journey with another friend down south and I began my own journey up north yesterday. Changed bus in Xinshi400m to Meigu2000m. Only 1 bus in 2 days. An 8 hours ride through the back ridge of Reibo region. Deep gorge shape cliff river and stream. After passing Xining our bus began to climbed and into the Yi land air getting cooler and foggy the highe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-435211.html Mabian600m is kind of border town between Han area and Yi people of the Daliangshan area. In fact you could see Yi people here in the area. Came here trying to made the pass into Meigu area. But then find out there was no bus connection between the 2 counties only go to Xinshi and you can make the connection they told me in Mabian bus station. Mean I need to made a big round eastward. I had http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-435210.html 4809Rain attacked Sichuan most of the area flooded with water. It stop to visited some remote site. We carried on from Dazu inton Anyue region. This area cliamed to be the Home of Religpus Grotto. In within 2500 km sq. area there are more the 10000 rock engraving. But the 2 days in Anyue the rain kept pouring. It stop us ventured out to visit the famouse sleeping buddha and the purple bamboo Gu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/blog-435207.html Rain attacked Sichuan most of the area flooded with water. It stop us to visited some remote site. We carried on from Dazu into Anyue region. This area claimed to be the Home of Religous Grotto. In within 2500 km sq. area there are more than 10000 rock engraving. But the 2 days in Anyue the rain kept pouring. It stop us ventured out to visit the famouse sleeping buddha and the purple bamboo Guany http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-425268.html Look at the map P voted for Dazu 500mCave as it wasn't too far away. Why not then as I had never been there before. In fact...good direct bus went to Dazu from Zigong everyday a 3 hrs journey on a good road help me sleep through the way into Chongqing region. The Saturday Dazu was full with people the walking street was lively lived almost like in hongkong. The climate was too hot for me co http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-425264.html The 1st food scene change after enter Sichuan was no more crossthebridge noodle instead in Yibin region the speciality is rian mien dry noodle mixed with different kind of spices and sauce very tasty indeed. You could find it everywhere in Yibin region. Beside the noodle grilled and bbq stands was almost unexisted you still saw some but compared with the number in Yunnan here in this p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/blog-424291.html Zhuhai the Sea of Bamboo is one of the main sight in Yibin area. And Summer is the high season no wonder Monday I still see many holiday maker around. what a huge clean fresh air garden Everyone would write in their travelblog about the Zhuhai but 90 of people came here whirling around with their own car which really polluted the air. And the thing again I hate the same...I walk around on http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Zigong/blog-424290.html Zhuhai the Sea of Bamboo is one of the main sight in Yibin area. And Summer is the high season no wonder Monday I still see many holiday maker around. what a huge clean fresh air garden Everyone would write in their travelblog about the Zhuhai but 90 of people came here whirling around with their own car which really polluted the air. And the thing again I hate the same...I walk around on http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-423484.html Soft sleeper train from Kunming to Yibin yesterday. Yes... Soft sleeper going for luxury as the weather was rather hot lately. But the aircon seem doesn't really work at night the answer was we switch it off because the temperature was lower than 23 degree. the worse was the fan doesn't work as well in our small cubic its work only for few second by patting the fan so me and another passeng http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-423477.html Again came back into Jianshui area because there was one more market I would like to visit. Puxiong1600mis sandwiched at the corner between Gejiu and Yuanyang area. compared with the landscape in north Jianshui here you see more trees on hillside. According to the local the town was rather prosperous with the tin industry nearby in Gejiu trader and businessmen in the old day shuttle between http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yunnan/blog-398667.html