Diqing Hotel Shangri-La

... br><br>9/9<br>I met the Chinese couple at 8:00. They took a minibus to Deqin wih 2 other Chinese - they refused to take money from me. We ate nuddels for breakfast. In the morrning the sun shines aganst the mountain - very nice.<br>The way back was no so impressive, I don't know why.<br>I went to Kevin's inn: I like it much better than the Drago: it is in better condition, much quiter.<br>I went to eat, a couple from Alaska came and joined me ...

After honey and walnut pancakes, walk further along the low road above the gorge. <br>the gorge is 25km long. We visit and snack at various guest houses. <br>Sean's Guest House prints a good map of the area. <br><br>We hired a mini-van for 350Y to drive back to Shangri-La. We have difficulty finding anyone to share the van since most people who are leaving are going to Lijiang. <br><br>Jane at Jane's Guest House arranges mini van rides to ...

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... the great conditions Caragh might have gone for it. But the Northerner in her believes there is no gain without pain.. and it can't be healthy for the liver to be induced to work overtime 'clearing the toxins' without any assistance reducing the volume going in.... For other ailments, we were convinced though and for chronic pains think that there can be no harm trying. Dr Gensang claimed Stage 2 Diabetes could be cured ...

... reached the top and back to Tina's GH.<br><br>Not long after we had started eating lunch, the rain started coming down hella (hi Nilla) hard, and we sure were glad to not be anywhere near those steep trails. After some reading, napping, and Rummy-ing, we got on a bus directly back to Lijiang. It was a tough hike, but I would highly recommend it if you ever come to this part of China.<br><br>Tiger Leaping Gorge - Completed.

... by the government for tourism reasons!) Once we checked into our hostel we grabbed some lunch and went straight to the old monastry overlooking the town. It was worth the visit but around it was under heavy construction. Had my first shower in four days back at the hostel - heaven!

... and had the foresight to try to make some money off us. It worked out unbelievably well for us, as his asking price of 100RMB for the four of us beat the bus fare of 30-something RMB/person. Cheaper fare, on a faster and more comfortable mode of transport? Sold. The ride up to Zhongdian was, as usual for backcountry China, breathtaking. We continued along mountain ranges, which this time around, transformed into snow-capped ridges encircling rugged, yak-roamed terrain ...

... and within a couple of hours Kerry was bed-ridden through altitude sickness despite the best efforts of the herbal medicine we had taken. It was also snowing which made visibility horrendous and sent temperatures outside down to -20. Then there was a fire in our hotel which switched off the electricity (including heaters and blankets) for the night, sending temperatures inside to near -20. When we woke, fully clothed, the sun was out and the view was ...

Cette ville perchee a 3200 m marque l entree dans le monde tibetain. Un vieux centre plutot joli dans lequel je dors, est entouree par une ville insipide chinoise dans le but de recevoir des touristes. On peut voir des groupes de touristes chinois suivant un guide dans les vieilles rues tibetaines avec un petit drapeau, portant, aussi ici, un costume traditionnel du lieu, bien qu il soit certainement un Han, l ethnie majoritaire de Chine. Apres un petit 1/4 h de ...

... To start with we walked along the road, then came to a track which lead up the hill. We climbed, and climbed, and climbed, up the muddy tracks to the guesthouse. It was very hard work, and took about three hours (doesn't sound like much but we did climb up a mountain!), but when we finally reached the Halfway Guesthouse owned by Frankie we could see what all the fuss was about - the views from here were stunning. We could see all the way from the river ...