"So is there, or is there not Shangri-la. Who cares. Even if there is, it ain't here. Shangri-la is a huge disappointment and a stark contrast to Lijiang's uplifted Olympic atmosphe ..."
"Sitting here in limbo, waiting for the dice to roll Sitting here in limbo, got some time to search my soul Well, they're putting up resistance But I know that my faith will lead me ..."
"I hopped, skipped, jumped and danced a wee jig across the border into the geographical phenomenon of China with two fingers raised defiantly in the air at Shithole. What a refreshi ..."
"198 km (or 4 hours by bus) from Lijiang to Shangri-La (as it has been renamed 2001 from Zhongdian by the Chinese authorities, in a move probably to attract more ..."
"Well, it only took 2 hours to reach Shangri-La (or Zhongdian). the town is situated at an alititude of 3200 metres, so it feels harder to walk up hills and the like. Mark helped us ..."
"Shangri-la is home to remote temples, rugged scenery and the start of the Tibetan world. It's real name is Zhongdian, only renamed Shangri-la after James Hilton's novel 'The Lost H ..."
"Having heard that Shangri-la has reopened to foreigners following the Tibet riots, we decided to make good use of our hangovers by getting on the bus to check it out. The bus ..."
"We woke up early in the morning to try to catch a glimpse of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Much to our dismay, the clouds would not cooperate, blocking our final opportunity to take a ..."
"Due to the fact that banks here don't open at the weekend and both Debs and myself were running out of cash, we had to spend an extra day in Shangri-la and I can easily say it is o ..."
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