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Travel Blogs from Dali
Kung Fu King
... four and my neck nearly broken that I decided to downsize a bit. The aim is to try and balance the rock on your head but this is harder than you think and I usually end up with at least one hand holding on.
After the rock and some light stretches its breakfast time. The food here's vegetarian but its gorgeous. I've never seen tofu made so tasty. Lunch and dinner is rice and a platter of veg and tofu dishes to choose from and ...
Dali, a cut above the rest
... manages to transcend its heavy tourist presence, because of its stunning location and general laid-back ambience. A bit like Yangshuo, but more so I think.
The Jade Emu Hostel is a a magnet for ex-pats, of which there are many living in Dali. There is English wanderer Gary, a look-alike for the actor John Hurt, who is a whizz on the pool table and has a slight air of mystery about him, possibly due to his ex-British army demeanour. There is Peppin from Holland, not really ...
Travelling is like flirting with life ...
... merchant he took 20,000 tea plants and seedlings to Darjeeling from China introducing tea from China to India, thereby helping to establish the tea industry in India. He used the newly developed Wardian cases, small greenhouses, a simple invention which meant many delicate and tender plants could be transported safely. They were used to transport banana, cocoa, and coffee, creating plantations in tropical regions and literally changing the face of the planet. And do not ...
Dali 1
... pretty much all year round), beautiful surroundings and there seems to be plenty of people selling marijuana - which I thought was quite weird, but apparently yunnan is a bit more laid back than the rest of China. It's also quite strange as it is always old women who sell it. They creep up to you in the street, and whisper in your ear, 'you want ganja'. You look around and it's a wrinkly old ...
Four days in Dali
If it wasn't for all the Korean travelers we met in Dali, we would not have stayed in Dali for four days. The old town is not as nice as the one in Lijiang and certainly the Cangshan mountain backdrop is less scenic than that of Jade mountain. One aspect of Dali I did fancy was the four gates, north, east, south and west gate and the fortified walls surrounding the old town. As the bright sun in Dali shines, the rays reflect the dust and pollutants in ...
Location
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Fairyland Hotel (Dali Zhongheju)
Dali, Dali | 3 star hotelfrom $36 -
Tianya Inn
No.5-1 Lvyu Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Hotel du Temps Perdu
81 WenXian Road DaLi Old Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $28 -
Mca Hotel
150m South from Wenxian Road South Gate, The Ancient City, Dali | Hotelfrom $19 -
Moonshine Inn
No.221 Yu'er Road, Dali | 3 star hotelfrom $21 -
Friends Guesthouse and Hostel
No.2 Wenxian Road, Old Town, Dali | Hotel -
Dali International Youth Guest House
No.181 Bo'ai Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
No.5 Guest House
No.428 Renmin Road , Dali | Hotelfrom $10 -
Loon House
No.3 Huguo Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Hengsheng Garden Hotel Dali
No.3 Lvyu Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $23 -
Wanderland Hotel
No.29-1 Shangcaiyuan, Bo'ai Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $23 -
Jim's Guesthouse
57 Bo'ai Road, Dali | Hotel -
Guiyuan Hostel
No.99 Pingdeng Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Yin Villa
No.109 Yangren Street, Huguo Road, Old Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $23 -
Camelia Apartment
50 Meters West From Shuangheqiao Bridge, Nanmen Gulou, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Guesthouse Yu'an Garden Hotel
4 GuangYing Road, Dali | Hotel -
Qingxin Courtyard
No.36 Fukang Li, Pingdeng Road Lower Section, Dali Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $24 -
Xiuyuan Hotel
No.31 Lvyu Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Jiaju Inn
No.81 Wenxian Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $22 -
Qian'S Hostel
No.138 Pingdeng Road, North Entrance of Old Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $15 -
Dali Zongshuyuan Inn
No.109 Yincang Road, Dali | Hotelfrom $19 -
Shedaizi Hostel
No.60 Renmin Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Baiyun Hostel
No.22 Lvyu Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Xinghua Village Hotel
No.165 Yu'er Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel -
Buluoren Hostel
No.6 Liupaifang, Fuxing Road, Dali Town, Dali | Hotelfrom $35 -
Yeyu Hotel
Yu'er Road Lower Section, Dali Town, Dali | Hotel
