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Day 1 trip three beautiful Jinghong
... his fear. Once the plane was in the air and we got our drink and biscuits he relaxed a little. I found out he is 32 years old and has had the same girlfriend for ten years. They want to get married but he has been working hard to pay off his family's debts first. This has now been achieved so they hope to marry in the next year or two. He is a lovely guy but younger than all four of us women. I feel sorry for him. I am sure we will be a challenge for him. The plane lands ...
Do you know the way to Jinghong?
... one way and thought the quickest due to the expressway connection between Kunming and Jinghong. The one negative aspect about this approach was our foreknowledge that this surely involved a long ride on a sleeper bus with no guarantees that we will get a lower berth. The way we felt about these sleeper buses, we would much rather connect through Vladivostok.
The alternative way was to make a two step connection involving the towns of Luchun and Jiangcheng which ...
A Day in Xīshuāngbǎnnà
... driver).
Akha Village
We drove onward toward our next stop. None of us remembered what was next on the agenda. We followed a dirt road into the mountains and crested a high scenic ridge. We were in tea growing county. We asked the driver to pull over and let us take in the gorgeous views. In the distance we saw a large village clinging to the steep hillside. A large white pagoda decorated the ridge top behind. In front of ...
Sweet and Sour
... next half hour, otherwise we must forget it. Then, as if by magic, a shop appears that sells size 10 canvas Crocs, the perfect shoe. Unfortunately, as we face a 9 hour bus ride the next morning, I have to let Sheila off the bet - the last thing you want is a volatile digestive system on a Chinese bus journey.
In the morning we catch the bus to Jinghong, several hundred kilometres south in the district of Yunnan called Xishuanbanna. The journey is marvelous. The road is ...
Back to the Tropics
... were cooked with appropriate spices etc in local style. This meant that we would have a banquet of tasty food to share, which we washed down with tea provided free of charge.
As Tony's burns meant walking in the jungle and swimming under waterfalls were out, we decided to hire bicycles for the day and explore the city. We looked around the main square (with many statues of elephants) and a few of the parks ...
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