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October 26th 2012

Published: October 27th 2012

Being woken up at 5am is never nice, but when it is on a night train which you have to quickly get off, you are still half asleep, disorientated and its sub zero degrees outside, its even worse. This was the start of our day in Datong! With the sun not rearing it's head for the day for at least an hour or two, the bitter temperatures and the persistant taxi drivers starting to annoy us, we ha... Read Full Entry

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Victoria and Scott

TheJetsetters

Victoria & Scott are off... September 2010...We work hard and play hard and love our holidays! So much so that six a year just wasn't enough so we left our jobs, friends, family and home behind and took off for nearly 5 months to travel around the world! We visited: South America- Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile (September-Mid Oct) New Zealand- the North & South island in a camper van (Mid Oct-early Nov) Australia- the East coast from Melbourne-Cairns (Nov) South East Asia- Singapore, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia (December & January) We blogg... full info

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28th October 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

DATONG
Please tell me where you took this pic...haven't seen it before. As to Datong we had a totally different appreciation for what is on offer...and we did it in -20 deg C. I'm blogging it soon. The main degrading of Yunggang Grottoes is not just wind. It is from the coal mines across the road...some of the biggest in China. Hope you love Pingyao...unique vibe.

28th October 2012

TheJetsetters
Victoria and Scott

Yungang
Hi Dave, really enjoy your blogs, espially some of the olde ones. Just before you continue on the path up too the caves, you can turn left and make your way up too the first temple, this is the path leading up to it. pingyao is great we have been here a few days and never been anywhere quite like it. Thanks for reading S&V

28th October 2012

Beata and Tomek
us At Home Abroad

nice one;-)
we really enjoyed Datong, especially the business hotel near the station for fraction of a price when compared with the quality;-) Hanging Monastery was not special at all - good choice;-) happy Travels, B&T

30th October 2012

TheJetsetters
Victoria and Scott

Hi B&T, loving your blogs, a lot of our ideas for China come directly from your blogs. The islands you are at in Indo sound amazing, we hope to get there early next year. When are you finishing?

30th October 2012

Beata and Tomek
us At Home Abroad

Hey Guys
thanks a lot;-) Sulawesi was just incredible but could be because of people we met;-) we still have around 5 months to go but getting slowly to the end;-( how sad..where did the time go? you are doing it second time, wow - how does it feel to be back on the road? safe travels, B&T

31st October 2012

TheJetsetters
Victoria and Scott

It's great to be travelling again, we are spending all of our time in asia this time (8 months) Where do you guys plan to be for Xmas?

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