Little towns and big gorges in Southwestern China

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July 15th 2010

Published: August 10th 2010

Yunnan Province.......higher, wetter, cooler After the heat and chaos of the big city, we were at a bit of a loss as to where to go next in China. It's such a big country and the options are endless. However, to escape the heat, we figured going up in altitude should cool things down. With that, we booked a flight down to Kunming in the Yunnan province of south west China, home to mountains and ... Read Full Entry

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Mike & Helen

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Update since our last trip ended: We got back to the UK from our fantastic year travelling in June 2011. We spent the summer in the UK catching up with friends during a "glorious" English summer. To keep the thrill of discovering new places alive, we decided to look for work outside the UK, so home since October 2011 has been The Hague in The Netherlands, which we are looking forward to exploring in the near future..... Oh, and of course there is the small matter of a wedding to organise! Watch this space for future travels and thanks to everyone who has checked in over the last y... full info

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Room with a view

The spectacular view from our room across Tiger Leaping Gorge

A rainbow over the gorge

Mike at Halfway house "Inspiration Terrace"

Quite Inspirational!

Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge

The Yangzi River narrows along the gorge

Monastery with a view

Inspiration for monks!

Tibetan monastery in Litang

Monastery was on a hill overlooking town.

Being watched in a Tibetan village

We really were the main attraction in the village, for a few minutes at least!

Shangri-la

Dancing

Shangri-la

Dancing

Shangri-la

Dancing

Shangri-la street and prayer flags

Prayer flags over Shangri-la rooftops

Cornfield in Tiger Leaping Gorge

Mike for scale

Tiger Leaping Gorge...

did we mention there was a lot of water?

TLG

rickety suspension bridge to the rock

Tea Horse Teahouse

Dinnertime (and beertime)

Lijiang

Old lady in Lijiang

Lijiang

Gourds for sale in Dali

10th August 2010

Braden
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China
So nice to read your blog update, I even read it with an Irish / British accent. The parts of China you're visiting sound and look amazing. Not sure if i'd be keeping up with your trekking though. Looking forward to your next post. Braden

10th August 2010

Gareth
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Bus Rides!!
It sounds like the chinese driving style will put you in good stead for when you get to India. Drivers who have no fear of death can make for a fun trip!!

19th August 2010

Amol Saxena
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nice article
Hey Mike As usual, nice article!! Glad to see you are having fun... cheers Amol

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