Guilin Aviation Hotel

... prospect. I silently smiled back, in a desperate attempt not to swear at her, picked up my documents and left the desk. And that was when I bumped into the Kiwi girl who turned out to be someone I had shared a compartment with on the UB - Beijing train! She confirmed the ease of her application, was gobsmacked at the ***** I had had to deal with and magnanimously offered to accompany me until the deal was done. What a star!

So... back to the hostel to ...

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... no way could I get them to carry mine. Next thing I know I see Alison's bag passing me by and Alison skipping past. No seriously we both declined the offer and started walking ourself s. Luckily there was an abundance of accommodation and we managed to get a room for the night. What made it even greater about an hour later we seen the German couple were walking back down the hill to catch the bus, so they didn't see much of the place.

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... am letting Lizzie be shown round a room and make a decision while I watch the bags - as she agrees to anything!

Guilin is an interesting place with some stunning scenery. The city is dominated by striking limestone peaks that rise up within the city itself, they have just built round them so they melt in to the landscape. It is nice to see so much green, as most of the cities are very industrial looking. Guilin and the surrounding areas also have some interesting ...

... a wait) to Longsheng and from there found yet another bus to our ultimate destination of Ping An without a problem. Every ride was set in majestic scenery slowly changing from the otherworldly karst peaks of Yangshuo to the geometric harmony of the Dragon's Backbone rice terraces in Ping An. Upon our arrival in the six-hundred-year-old village of Ping An, we were greeted by a sweet old granny offering accomodation in Mandarin. We followed her hunched frame ...

... classmates there that will be meeting me at the airport and hosting me for the 9 day trip which is quite a relief since my Thai speaking ability consists of approximately 3 words! This past month back at school can easily be broken down into two distinctly different periods - the first several weeks I only had 6 90-minute classes per week and was going crazy with too much time outside of class, but then once elective classes started ...

... YANGSHUO YOUTH HOSTEL AND POINTS TO THE FLOWERS IN THE LOBBY AND SAYS FLOWERS, WE BOTH GAVE EACH OTHER GLANCES. THIS GUY KNEW ENGLISH REALLY WELL TOO, SO HE KNEW THAT HE WAS TAKING US TO A DIFFERENT PLACE. ANYWAYS THE PLACE WAS PRETTY NICE AND THE ROOMS WERE A GOOD PRICE, SO WE DECIDED TO STAY REGARDLESS AND THE ROOMS HAVE BEEN GOOD. HOWEVER, THINGS GOT A LITTLE CRAZIER FROM THERE. THIS, GUY, WE CALL HIM ROBERT, CAME UP INTO THE ROOM BRINGING US BEER AND COKE AND ...

... so relaxing and so beautiful. The countryside in the area is really unique - full of enormous dome shaped rocks - like lots of individual, very steep mountains... surrounding these are rice fields and crops with local people tending them with animals... It really was stunning and we're incredibly glad we decided to do it, because lots of other travellers had told us not to bother with the boat... but these were travellers that hadn't done it ...

... embroidery. There was one booth selling dried rats on a stick,which I am sure are delicious, but, I had to pass this time. There are also many local people hawking photo albums and postcard of the area. It should be noted, that all the money collected in entrance fees goes to the county government, (Longshen) to maintain the roads and provide assistance to the villages of the surrounding area. Once we purchased our entrance tickets and some cold drinks we were back on ...

... even fake bird noises in the background. The video that I have is a perfect example of how almost my entire 45 minute tour was. The nicest part was the weather inside the cave! It was about 15 degrees cooler which was great on such a hot day! I then had a stop at a Fresh Water Pearl Museum. They showed me how pearls are made, and they even opened up a clam so that I could see the pearl inside. I also ...