Blogs from Daxu, Guilin, Guangxi, China, Asia

Day 5 - A relaxing day, and a 'hot cupping' experience I have felt like I have been rushing and on the go since leaving work on Friday, so last night and today I have allowed myself some quiet time! I started by having an easy early night.... Hhhmmmmmm.... Enjoyed that long sleep too. I started watching The Hobbit on my iPad, but didn't actually get to see very much of it! All the young ones were partying in the bar, here at Monkey Jaynes. Get on it....whilst you physically and mentally can! That's what I think! So I started off this morning with a lush breakfast. Scrambled egg with toast, cucumber and tomato..... Fruit with yoghurt, mango juice, and then caPer it off with a cup of fresh green tea! I sat there for, what ... read more

Day 3 - leaving Hong Kong for Yangshuo The leaving journey was a shock! The backpack was a killer: far too heavy! Three underground train journeys, then an overground train which took about 2 hours later, we were all struggling. We crossed the China border which was all a bit surreal on foot. The rep was stuck in traffic, so we were hanging in the unknown for a while, we were unsure if the overnight bus would wait for us, but again, it all worked out in the end. Finally, the rep arrived and 5 taxis took us to the waiting, and very much delayed, overnight bus. We boarded the bus and took our bed for the night. I was pleasantly surprised with the overnight stint. It gave me a chance to catch up on the ... read more

Day 8 (Thurs 13thSept) Today is the day I have left Hong Kong and headed north into mainland China. I woke up early as I had to be out of my room by 11am and be all packed up and ready to go. Around 12 o’clock I fetched my bag from the hostel and headed to the MTR, which I was to get from Causeway Bay all the way to Lo Wu, which is the last stop before the border into China. This took around an hour or so and at the other end greeted by customs. Once through customs you’re in Luo Ho, Shenzhen. I stopped for a bit of lunch in the metro station on the Chinese side of the border for my first attempt at duck while I’ve been here. Ordered and sat ... read more

Rivers, karsts, bamboo-rafts, rock climbing, cycling,...... English below In Yangshou kann man ganz leicht 2 Wochen verbringen und man wuerde nicht einmal bemerken, dass die Zeit so schnell vergeht. Guilin ist fast nicht sehenswert wenn man Yangshou zuerst sieht. Yangshou ist sehr touristisch, jedoch ist dies auf eine Art praktisch und man kann dort gute Schaeppchen machen. Wir sind mit den Fahrraedern zur Dragon Brücke, einige sprangen sogar in den Li Fluss. Wir sind von Yangdi zu Xingping gewandert. Wir waren auf einem der Karsts klettern. Wir sind auch den Fluss herunter gedriftet, und das mit einem Kater. Wir haben es sogar geschafft uns das Kormoran Fischen anzusehen. Dort gibt es unglaublich viele Aktivitäten. Ich finde fast keine Worte um zu beschreiben wie viel Spaß ich dort hatte. Mein Favorit war Klettern. Ich habe sogar ein ... read more

Guilin's Daxu Ancient Village The Daxu Ancient Village located Southwest of Guilin city in Guangxi Province was built during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), and is my second home. Since I am lucky enough to actually live in Guilin, I get to visit Daxu often. I have many old friends there, and every time I return to this beautiful village, the word that I am back in town spreads quickly, and soon a lot of people come out to say hi. The children in Daxu love me and within ten minutes I usually have a group of ten or so following me around the streets. It might have something to do with the fact I usually take them out for ice cream. I think what I love about the village so much, is it's simplicity, and how ... read more