An intense and most beautiful hiking. Departure from "Jane's Guesthouse" at 8:30, after breakfast. Main backpack being carried to the "Tibetan Guesthouse" (20 Yuan for the transportation). Hiked this trail with a Swiss couple, as my previous partners planned to stay next night(s) at the "Halfway Guesthouse". The "Tea Horse Guesthouse" was reached at, with a 20 minutes break. The "Halfway Guesthouse" was reached at 14:50, with a 20 minutes break. The "Tibetan Guesthouse" was reached at 17:20. Total distance walked: 34km in 9h including breaks. Exhausting ! A nice evening dinner was offered by the guesthouse staff, as they killed a 2OOkg pig that day, and (as they said) as we are approaching Chinese Newyear (even if that event will happen in three months from now...). !---! Tibetan Guesthouse, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, China, 100Yuan. ... read more

Bicycling around the lake and an excellent lunch. Electric bike rental, 50Yuan/day. !---! The Jade Emu International Guesthouse, Dali, China, 100Yuan.... read more

Kunming : the Bird and Flower market, the Zhenqing Guan temple, the Lake Dian with the Western Hills and the Dragon gate. taxi from Kunming to the ropeway departure at the East side of the Lake, 45Yuan (two sections, one way). entrance to the Dragon Gate, 40Yuan (?). bus down to Gayao bus terminal, 12.5Yuan. city bus number 6, 1Yuan. motorbike ride to the hotel, 20Yuan. !---! Kunming IC Holiday Shuncheng Serviced Apartments, 178Yuang. ... read more

Temples, social park life, and Carrefour supermarket. Kunming is a medium sized Chinese town, 1.1 milion inhabitants, capital of the Yunnan region, 46 million inhabitant s. Known as the "City of the Eternal Spring" because of the Clemenweather, and considered as one of China's most laid-back cities. Taxi ride to the Bamboo Temple, 100Yuan (return !). !---! IC Holiday Shuncheng Serviced Apartments, Kunming, China, 178Yuan.... read more

Asia's largest waterfall. The big Huangguoshu waterfall measures 81m wide and 78m high. It is located 45km from Anshun and is easy to reach from Anshun. Here is how it goes: city bus 3 from the train station to the eastern long distance bus station (its terminus), 15 minutes, 1Yuan. bus from there for the Huangguoshu Waterfall site (its terminus), about 1h, 22Yuan. admission ticket for the national park, 90Yuan (if I remember well). transportation ticket, 50Yuan. car transportation to the Tian Xing cluster (Natural Wonders, Tian Xing Cavern and Yunlianzhitan Waterfall), included. walk between these spots and visits. the trail ends with an optional ropeway, 10Yuan (I took it). transportation by golf-cart back to the entrance of this first cluster, included. car transportation to the Huangguoshu cluster (Bonsai park and Hu... read more