http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Dali/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Dali en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:43:34 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:43:34 UTC alright team part 23...enjoyKUNMING This city was a stop over between Emishan and Dali and our train arrived latem which gave us less then 24 hours to explore see and do everything this place had to offer. We were on day 9 of the tour thoughhellipand there was a small issue. There was only one thing on my mindhellip..This is fair warning for all of you to get your minds out of the gut http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-345820.html There were 85 PHP to the pound when I was there there are now 77.There were 30373 VND when I entered Vietnam and when I left I was getting an exchange rate of 26000.There were 15.15 RMB when I was in China last January 2007 there are now 10.60 that's one hell of a dropFrom island hopping in the Philippines to cruising up the coast of Vietnam and now into an uber expensive China it's been 2 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-343623.html China had definitely been the most beautiful part of Asia again with exception of Halong Bay but also the most difficult and frustrating We had little difficulty crossing the border but it is worth noting that they do really look for dodgy Lonely Planet Books what they consider dodgy because it mentions something the Chinese government does not approve of in regards to Tibet we think. They http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-328346.html http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-320092.html http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-320091.html http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-318164.html http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-318157.html http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-314906.html Just outside of Dali is one of many Bai villages Xizhou where we drove out to see the local Bai minority tribes trading and buying their daily supplies from the Market and to see the small laneways and preserved architecture in the old village. We had an incredible time here watching the local men women carry their baskets and barter for their fruit vegies. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-295880.html Woke up early to catch Bus 63 from opposite the Camelia Hotel to Central Bus station on Beijing Lu. Hitting the road for our 5 hour bus ride to Dali we were excited to get out of town and see some of the countryside along this route. Took about an hour to get out of the city and into the countryside. It was amazingly lush and green and was dotted with little villages and rice paddies. Each vi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-295865.html Hey thereSo I can't seem to travel on my own without a hospital visit in there somewhere. I had this growing rash on my arm and paid 1.15 for a medical consultation at the local hospital on Sunday. A 4min. bloodtest later I was told I was only having an allergic reaction to something I may have eaten. Either way I got some medicine and the rash is definitely betterOtherwise I've been a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-294328.html So the prices in China can be as cheap or as expensive as you want them to be. For future reference the exchange rate is 1 AUD 6.158RMB at least when i swapped. So today I got up at about 9am. Got my stuff ready to check out. We me Mikk Jian and Kathy booked some horses up to Cangshan mountain for 60RMB less than 10 AUD for there and back 1 hour each way.Had some dumplings for breakfa http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-288007.html Got up at 630am. Barely. Mikk and me went to the bus station and got the 745 to Dali. Ended up in Dali 1pm we got the more local bus 94 yunnan. Met a cute little kid on the bus who actually could pull of a mohawk. When we got to Dali it was the old town and we didnt know where to go. Clint Estelle's mate had mentioned the MCA hotel in his blog so i offered we should stay there. mikk agreed a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-282904.html Dali at last Irsquod been hearing so many things about this particular part of China that I was anxious to get here. There has been a debate amongst travellers as to which is the better Dali or Lijiang. As I have yet to visit the latter I shall have to reserve judgement on this until later. What I can say is I havenrsquot been disappointed with Dali in the least. The first thing that hi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-256322.html the first stage of our tour of china as a laowai band.....well it has certainly been a very long time between blogs. what have i done with that timethe answer is not a lot spot. i've been mostly staying in kunming in the flat of the quebec redneck bluegrass project boys most of whom are currently on tour in india. we've been eating good food smoking drinking and watching shitty dvds. gett http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-252880.html Dali in Yunnan Province http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-251522.html ...with a supermarket trolley U2 1990'I'm not getting in that' Alan said looking at the stuck together with sellotape minivan crammed full of smoking people coughing nonsmoking people luggage sacks chickens. I felt for him the nightclub outside our window had wound down at eight am and it was now nine am. Imagine Busras. Now take away the glamour. That was the bus station.'I want http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-225117.html Dali... the Old Town's ramshackle old houses and flagstone streets lined with market stalls selling Nakhi skirts and embroidery blue and white Dali batik brass jewellery pipes and the ubiquitous cammo sneakers and Mao hats. This place is well and truly used to tourists every second cafe in the old town serves western food and has free internet. Little old Bai women come up to us on the street http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-217579.html Arrived in Kunming last Saturday 22nd Sept. What a crazy chaotic country this is. First two days extremely stressful with the huge culture difference and communication barriers. Saved by employee of the month at Kunming airport who found us a clapped out van and drove us round Kunming looking for hotel and ATMs. Now have spent 5 days on the road and much more comfortable. Passed everything o http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-206566.html Apologies in advance to any interested readers that much of this may sound like a lesson but this is essentially a record for my own keeping will probably contain some dry stuff for others.You've been warnedWhen originally planning this holiday we chose to visit the Yunnan province as it is renowned for its diversity of local nationalities. This SW area of China borders Vietnam Laos Myanma http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-206372.html Just one month in my hometown I got an excellent opportunity to join an cycling race .I have taken the tour de Erhai lake cycling race 3 times before. The first time was on the January 1st 2000.so I cycled on the first day of the new centuryso I have taken every opportunity to race . The second time is when I was 14 years old June 1st 2001 The third time is on the festival of lanterns Februa http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-205766.html Looking forward my tour around the world I will put all my domestic dairies photos of journeys on my blog. After 2 yearsrsquo time in university I have take very opportunities to travel .As a result I have been to most of famous tourist attractions in China Such as ShanghaiBeijing WuhanQingdaoof course I attempt university in QDChengdu TaishanYantai RizhaoConfuciusrsquo temple J http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-205460.html Frst en tak til alle for de hilsener som vi lbende har fet bde p SMS og her via bloggen hvoraf nogle bevidst ikke er publiceret p bloggen De sidste to dage har vi tilbragt i Dali som ligger i 1.900 meters hjde mellem Jade Green Mountains og Erhai Husen. Den gl. bydel ligger omkranset af bymure og har snorlige veje i stvest og nordsyd retninger. Her er bestemt ikke liges pitore http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-181094.html After arriving in Dali via night train we decided to try one of the local delights dumplings we were ushered upstairs into someones bedroom and sat around tiny tables before the well needed treat began. The rest of the morning was taken up by visiting the old city and walking around the city walls. That afternoon we took a cablecar upto the mountain ridge some 3000m up. Took in a 12k hike along http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-177059.html Up after a good night sleep got ready and went for breakfast. We checked out then caught bus for a 45 hour journey to the world heritage town of Lijiang. The journey was interesting and we saw a wide variety of things on route from farms toens to Army shooting ranges. We arrived in Lijiang at about 100. We were staying in a hotel situated in the New town but just around the corner from the old http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-174594.html We arrived having been on the night train in Dali at 700. Well actually the station in New Dali which is butt ugly. We caught a Mini bus to our hotel which was right in the centre of Dali old town. The rooms werent ready yet so Locjie gave us a quick tour of the very picturesque old town before heading to a local eatery for some dumplings. The ate upstairs which was half cafe and half someones http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-174584.html I am writing from a town I didn't really think I would ever go just something I had read about back in the states and circled it on our map of China. Now we are here and it is really nice. I had read it was a nice laidback city with beautiful senery. But when we arrived after a four hour bus ride my ideas shattered. It turns out that their is a New Dali and an Old Town Dali. New Dali is wher http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-169669.html Hyvin nukutun yn jlkeen juna saapui Xiaguaniin. Sielt hypttiin sitten bussiin joka vei meidt puolessa tunnissa Dalin vanhaan kaupunkiin. Matkalla sinne Katjalle tuli mieleen ett meill ei ollut en pyykkipussia mukanahellipse oli jnyt junaan. Nooh bussimatkan jlkeen aiemminkaan ei voitu hypt bussista rinkkoinemme koska se oli ihan tysi lhdettiin takaisin kyselemn pyykkipuss http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-168695.html Sorry for the delay in blog updating. I will have some time now since I am in Singapore. Yayaya I know really not much to do in here but I am anxious just to visit with friends again and chillax maybe sleep in no worries about having to catch a bus or train no dealing with smokers in buses or hoarking everywhere no pushy sellers lady you buy something ahhh....nice. May 26 28 Well the http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Dali/blog-163023.html