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Yangshuo Slideshow
Yangshuo
Travel Blogs from Yangshuo, China
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Yangshuo; for better for worse
Yangshuo, China Shenzhen to Yangshuo by Bus On December 21, 2011: 8:30PM to 5:30AM (340 miles / 550 kilometers in 9 hours) Zài jiàn - 再見/再见 – Goodbye Shenzhen After another morning of barely intelligible ...
climbing in Yangshuo and Moon Hill
... breakfast and got chatting to the German family next to us. Niamh spent the morning in the river. After lunch we headed in to Yangshuo for a spot of shopping and to hire a rope and quickdraws for the next day. Niamh had become a whizz at haggling so we ...
Rural Idyll
Yangshuo is a beautifully set small town nestled in between karst peaks and by the Li and Yulong rivers. It's very touristy, so we've plumped for a place away from it all, over the river from the town in the midst of small farmholdings. It's a lovely ...
Yangshuo soon to be discovered
... the Chinese 20 Yuan was taken that seems to be agreed upon by all the pilots. Just about 15 minutes north of Yangshuo is an attraction called Shangrila. It is a man made creation of a variety of ethic groups ...
Yangshuo Busy Day
... I was being a bit paranoid thinking people were talking about my calves ( you see I was getting a number of stares in Yangshuo), it turns out I had reason!! THen we met anothr lady and she also was commenting on them. So I asked if I ...
Eating, riding, eating & eating through Yangshuo
... -buses to taxis to bicylces to rafts to trains! But one thing for sure was that it was quite a fun trip of countryside China. Probably the toughest part of the trip was riding through the mud-covered tracks of the padi fields. And the ...
Where oh where is my umbrella?
I have been very careful to remember to keep my umbrella close by, so I was a little disgusted in myself when I almost arrived to school after lunch break and recognized the I didn't have my umbrella with me. In the morning I bring my computer backpack ...
La riviere Li, Yangshuo
... se prendre en photo juste la ou on se trouve, et ne se genent pas pour nous pousser ! Notre "Panda Group" a enfin debarque a Yangshuo vers 15h, avant de repartir pour Guilin : c'est donc ici que nos chemins se separent, nous allons trouver le Bamboo ...
Last Day in Yangshuo
... several times but don't eat there - too expensive. I just wanted to share some of my pictures from this touristy hub of Yangshuo. The school I attended mainly teaches english and I wanted to show some pictures from there as well. The Train - I took the ...
WEEK TWO
... actors who sold everything they owned a month ago and left Finland. Their very loss plan was to go through Russia, Mongolia, China, then Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia and work their way down to Australia. They taught us a little Finish and the group taught ...
Yangshuo
... truly was stuck reading harry potter to pass the time...not good. But it didn't really matter to me to be honest, just being in that place was enough. Both Yangshuo and Chaolong were what i wanted from Roam China and i wasn't disappointed with ...
Rafting and other adventures
... mainland China. We headed back to our hostel, who had arranged for someone to take us to the wonderful sleeper bus with beds. We are heading south for Guangzhou and then on to Hong Kong! Goodbye Yangshuo, thank you for showing us the lighter side of ...
Trip to Guilin
My time in Yangshuo is coming to an end. I have one more week of classes and then I will leave here on Friday night June 26 to head into Hong Kong for my Visa re-entry. I think it is all working out. The train leaves from Guilin and that is a 2 hour bus ...
Neath the Karsts
Because we fell asleep so early on Sunday night, it's unsurprising that we woke up so early on Monday. However, you may not have guessed that the other reason is that roosters were crowing incessantly outside our window! I was able to go back to sleep ...
A Week of Orientation Begins
Finally arrived at 0230. Literally got tossed into my room and left wondering what on earth was I doing. Didn't take me long to decide a quick shower and a long sleep were in order. Awoke the next morning with no idea where I was or where to go having ...
Getting to Yangshuo continued
After the border crossing entered into China was amazed at the difference a few meters can make, was so different to HK almost stereo typically communist feeling. Could instantly smell cigarette smoke and there was little or no English on the signage. ...
yangshuo continued 2
After a nice sleep or in Bari's case further exposure to narrow escapes we arrived at our destination of Yangshuo mountain retreat. Was a beautiful location next to the Yulong river. We all decided the best thing was to dump our bags and go and have lunch ...
Back in Yangshuo
... your right "crystal palace". After over 1.5 tour and almost 2 hours of wondering around on our own we headed back to Yangshuo. Cost including a guide $10 each but well worth the cost. I want to go and visit the wholesale venders that ...
Floating over paddy fields
... new airport, where we boarded a flight to Guilin. From Guilin we had planned a 4 hour cruise down the Li river to Yangshuo. We were hoping for a tranquil boat ride down a remote river - imagine our surprise when we turned up to find hoards of ...
Shopping!!!!
... Chinese) picked up my suitcase and said Wo shi mei guoren. I am an American. Because when the Americans show up in Yangshuo they usually have 2 huge suitcases per person. Roland was shocked when I showed up last Saturday with that one small suitcase. ...
River days
It's been lovely here in Yangshuo, fun and relaxing in a way that the first few days of travel just were not. I think we're ready to move on, but it's been a special time. Wednesday afternoon we went to the Buddha Water Cave. This was really ...
Intriguing People - Drew and Carrie; USA
... began traveling in China in December and moved on to Hong Kong, Bali, Thailand and Sri Lanka since we met them in Yangshuo. What makes Drew & Caroline Intriguing? They both are serene, humble and fearless. Considering US population is over 300 ...
Yangshou
Day 1 Finally arrived in Yangshou and what a gem of a place this is as there is loads of Western food. I know this isn't really the point of travelling but there comes a time after eating loads of rice and noodles that you kind of need a burger or a ...
Yangshuo
After my Li River cruse yesterday I got a cheap room and did some exploring of Yangshuo. It is an amazingly beautiful village set right on the river and surrounded by those famous pointy mountains on all sides. The town itself is very tourist oriented, ...
Day 11: NBA finals - again
Determined to see game six of the NBA finals we set off for Yanghshou in search of breakfast for the kids and basketball for dad, who had, truth be told, hoped to handoff by himself. Ignoring the hotel's advice to go to their sister hotel ("the bars are ...
Hot Air Balloon ride day
After booking the hot air balloon we got a map of the town and went off to find karst cafe as Bari was most anxious to sort out the climbing.Were told to come back in an hour and so wandered off to see the Li River. Bought a few things at the market and ...
Dali - Kunming - Guilin - Yangshuo
... laundry (we have LOADS of washing to do!) and free breakfast, plus room is great and massive. We've had a little wander around Yangshuo Park and climbed up 'Man Hill' which is supposed to resemble a young guy bowing down to a shy young girl, represented ...
Nee Hao from China (I think that's hello!)
... been in there before obviously had serious problems with their ability to aim! Oh god, I'll never forget that, I'm traumatised! Anyway, we're in Yangshuo now and it is just as gorgeous as we'd imagined! We've got a bargain hotel room, it's got its own ...