I Got High in Dali

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April 22nd 2007

Published: August 6th 2007

I Got High in Dali Everyone who travels to Dali gets high in one way or another, it’s just what happens there. I suspect that a lot of people spend more time than they intended in Dali for just that reason. The thing is though that there are more ways to get high than by using the readily available stream of drugs on the street or by hanging out in one of the dozen or so stoner bars. I chose th... Read Full Entry

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Matthew Lee

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Finished uni? Too lazy to get a job? Got a passion to see the world? Why not run away and try to cross the world from Bangkok to London without flying! Starting on January 11, 2007 I set out to do just that with my mate Jeff. Bangkok, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, a six month sojourn in China, Mongolia, Nepal and India have happened already. Who knows where this new year will find me. See the World.... full info

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Waterfall

We walked up to this beautiful (I'd say romantic but I'd just be kidding myself) waterfall in the mountains.

Dali from the Cable Car

The old town is the square on the right.

Oreo Milkshake

Best invention, ever!

XiZhou

I went for a bikeride one day (and stacked the bike after 5 minutes due to a locked front brake, ouch) to the towns north of Dali. This is XiZhou which has some of the best preserve Bai architecture in the region.

Er Hai Hu

The lake, up close and personal.

Lake, Temple and Mountain

25km north of Dali.

I accidentally found myself in a Chinese tourist attraction. I was in the town looking for a market and a Chinese guy kept pointing down a road, at the end I found the Butterfly Spring.

The Actual Spring

At this one spot there have been found 100 species of butterflies. Yunnan is famed for having the most species in the world (or something like that), hence the tourist attraction.

Minorities

Of course, the Chinese swarm here in droves so there aren't any butterflies, but there are fake minorities. Every Chinese attraction MUST have people dressed as minority groups, but they're all fake. I really hate it.

Lake at the Spring

Artificial lake at the Butterfly Spring. No Chinese tourists come here because it's too far from the minority music/dance show.

Morbid

Look closely.

Mountain and Lake

Butterfly Enclosure

The only butterflies in the place are bred in a greenhouse. What a way to preserve nature!

Butterflies!

Mr Squiggle

Upside down, upside down.

Fields to Er Hai Hu

2nd May 2007

Alex
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Wow, congrats on conquering your first mountain, it sounds like it was an excellent adventure. Let's see more photos of the city and its locals (preferably the female ones).

3rd May 2007

Scott
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I Got High in Dali
I see what you did there.

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