Lijiang Cobble Streets

Not a bad place to be sick in (Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China)

July 27th 2008
(Day 114 on the road)I made the journey from Kunming to charming Lijiang by overnight sleeper-bus. Now I have been on many sleeper-buses on previous trips, most notably in South America, but never on one of those. It was basically a dormitory on wheels, with three rows of double-story bunk-beds filling the whole bus. The bunks however must have been designed with tiny Chinese women in mind, ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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Living the Dream - Ben travels around South America - July 2022 until August 2023 In July 2022 - after a two-year, Covid-induced delay - I left on a year-long sabbatical. Starting in Madrid (Spain), my travels took me all across South America. I moved pretty slowly, taking my time to properly explore and roam, before returning home to Berlin (Germany) in August 2023. I hope you enjoy my stories as much as I enjoy my journey. Any feedback (public comment on any blog entry or a private m... full info

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