Gui Hua Hotel
Travel Blogs from Guixi
The Descent.
... hard to get hold of and are often out of date or inaccurate]. There was a train leaving at 1am, and I was able to get us on…however, no hard sleepers remaining, no deluxe sleepers and no seats left. It was sold out and she could only sell us ‘standing tickets’. This could be carnage; 14 hours overnight on a packed Chinese train and standing all the way. Ouch. On the positive side the tickets only cost 125rmb [£12.50] to cover over ...
Seeing more of Hunan ('s bars)
... I had to reap what I’d sown. My unwelcome harvest was a hoard of phone-calls from people I’d given my number to, people I had no desire to talk to and people who didn’t speak much English. Those conversations were frustrating and I stopped answering my phone.
After the bar we got taxis to a KTV. Well, we got there eventually. I was in a taxi with Craig and two Chinese guys I had invited to KTV. ‘lai le KTV!’ (bad, ...
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
This is a top pick!
Waking up that high on a mountain is a truly memorable experience. The silence was perfect. The reflection of the morning light against the snow woke us at 8, we had made it through the night beating the cold. We hadn't had much sleep, but adrenalin soon kicked in. Up quickly, I collected some more snow to boil up and make coffee. We were super-efficient in packing up, the freezing conditions meaning that we had to be quick and get moving. With ...
Lost on a Mountain
This is a top pick!
We should have known that today was not going to go to plan. We had spent yesterday battling with town names and guessing somewhat at unmarked junctions but at least knew the names of the towns we were heading for and the 213 road number was still being marked on rocks along the roadside. The map we had bought in Chendgu covered Szechwan province and stopped at the border we would shortly cross – it was therefore essential to buy ...
Back Amongst the Mad Mountain Folk
This is a top pick!
We managed to make breakfast this morning, but it turns out a Chinese breakfast is pretty punchy and only marginally more palatable than an Indian one. Meat dumplings, a hard boiled egg and steamed bread were ok, but huge pickled green chiliies, slimy mushroom/cabbage dish and some raw soapy meat stuff were vile. Mikey’s rice porridge looked disgusting but he said it was bearable.
We set off with no specific destination in mind, but hoping ...
Other places to stay in Guixi
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Tongyuan Hotel
No.15 Yejin Road, Guixi | Hotel -
Jun'an International Hotel
No.8 Xiangshan Road, Chengnan, Guixi | 4 star hotelfrom $69
