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Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin September 29th 2005

It’s my turn to write a spot now. Sorry about not writing more but I have already mentioned my horrible writing skills. First I would like to put everyone at ease about our experiences here in China. Cory and I feel that we have misled everyone to thinking that we are miserable. This is not true. I think that we have our ups and downs and we stress the downs much more than the ups. We both know that this will most likely be the most memorable country on our 3 month tour. Last night I think we ended up having the most memorable event since we left the U.S. We had left our hotel to roam the streets and think about what to do for food when 3 chinese students about 17 years old came ... read more
New Friends
Gate of the Forbidden City, Beijing
Gate of the Forbidden City, Beijing

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin September 28th 2005

The Chinese Must have Invented Stairs...At least on our Yangtze River cruise we climbed so so many of the darn things it was amazing! Up from the boat, up to the pagoda/temple. It seemed never ending. Anyway, 'Ni Hao', that’s hello in Chinese if you haven’t figured that out already. Where to start, we both have a lot to say about our time here in China. This is the most ‘foreign’ place that I have ever visited. Here they have a different language and of course they use a different alphabet than English. Fforget about reading anything in Chinese characters except maybe city names on a train schedule or man/woman on a toilet, or entrance/exit… hey, we are learning something! On top of that, the culture here is so different! I’ll update you briefly on the ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin August 24th 2005

Free morning Another free morning, and another chance to get some of my thoughts written down for the blog. My other tour members decided to do some more shopping in town and also rented a couple of mini ATV’s, which they enjoyed immensely. We all left right before lunch to take a ride back to Guilin. We stopped a couple of times to take in some more of the magnificent scenery of the area, now with the benefit of a nice sunny day. Seven Star Park Travel China Guide Information A fairly forgettable excursion. It contained the Camel Hill...whose name is self explanatory. It also contained a rock garden and museum…which we were given a “free” tour of. Coincidentally enough, it ended in the gift shop, where we could get some souvenir rocks. Some of the ... read more
Drive back to Guilin 1
Drive back to Guilin 2
Drive back to Guilin 3

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin August 23rd 2005

Here is some information on Guilin from Wikipedia and Travel China Guide. Li (Lijiang) River Cruise Wikipedia Information Travel China Guide Information Even though it was overcast and raining, the scenery during the cruise was still magnificent. The whole route is line with jagged hills (called Karst peaks), which is the signature feature of Guilin, and farmers working the land. It is like nothing I have every seen before. When we were boarding the boat, I notice a large jar with what looked like a snake in it. Later during the cruise, a gentleman came to our table with the jar in his hand, saying that it was snak... read more
Bicycle Ride 1
Bicycle Ride 2
Bicycle Ride 3

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin July 21st 2005

Last night was the best climbing experience I have had in Yangshuo. The misson: to climb Thumb Peak under the full moon. Fuck ya, what a cool thing to do after a light day of climbing. So Si and Ryan went in one party and Dave and I in another. Dave and I pland that we would follow Si and Ryan up two pitches then split off to the left and do some harder routes up a crack system. The moon light was amazing. so bright that you needed your head lamp to see past your shadow on the rock. The first two pitches were wicked with a few face moves but mainly up a nice corner crack to a huge belay ledge. There me and Dave spit off into the unknown with torches on ... read more
So High..... up

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin July 16th 2005

In the month and a half that I have been in Yangshuo I have not really seen China. Yangshuo is a hard place to get the full cultural experience of the region. Full of tourists all following the same path like a herd of blind sheep, which is good in a sense because it makes it easy to get a way from the steady flow of westerners with there cameras and camcorders ready for action. This is not to say that I have not had an awesome time here, I have gained a life time of friends from all over the world and found an wicked place to work here at Chinaclimb. Chinaclimb is the coolest guiding company in Yangshuo by far. Its sole purpose is to create a chilled out atmosphere for clients, staff ... read more
Epic Day

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin July 6th 2005

To rest our aching bodies from climbing, a group of four decided it might be a good idea to float down the river in tire tubes for an afternoon… The Li River that runs through Yangshuo is a big, slightly dirty river, so we opted for a scouting trip of a smaller tributary upstream near Xingping, which is supposed to have a few little rapids on it. Armed with tire tubes, a few necessities in a dry-bag and optimism for a fun afternoon, Eman, Chan, Fei Fei and myself jumped off a local bus in Xingping looking for a way to ‘the small river near here with the nice photos’. We struck it lucky with a bus that was headed in that direction… It turns out that this bus was full of customers of a rafting ... read more
Shooting the Lilo-line
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Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin July 2nd 2005

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin July 2nd 2005

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin July 2nd 2005

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