Incaa Hotel Yichang

... that actually seemed to have sufficient space for its inhabitants to move freely, compared to the cram of the cities I've visited so far. <br><br><br>Keen to quench my thirst, and find a spot to sit and read in peace, I found myself sitting with a coke in Mac Donalds.... what have I been reduced to, drinking in an establishment I so despise?!!! The sad truth is that it is the only place guaranteed to be smoke ...

... but we had a treat at the end with sticky toffee cooked apple pieces which were delicious! We then walked to the local supermarket to buy some snacks for the cruise and it was fun to see effectively the Tesco of China though I couldn&#8217;t work out what most things were! <br>This was the first point in the tour where I&#8217;d felt really alone and panicked about how little I could communicate with people, I&#8217;d got separated from the rest of the group whilst paying for ...

... We used a company called China Highlights (www.chinahighlights.com) and Rebecca He was our agent. She was phenomenal to work with. Anytime I had a question she answered my e-mails right away weather it was about the cruise or other travels within China. When there were changes in our arrangements she attempted to phone me and send e-mails to make sure we got all the information needed. I would HIGHLY recommend working with China ...

... closed for the day and was sent around town with each place telling us to go somewhere else. Finally we found the ferry port, opposite out hotel. Poo.... We got our tickets and headed back to the hotel for some well earned drinks and some Chinese children's T.V. The next day the sun came out, hurrah, the first time since we got to Japan, it made everything OK. First we got 100 quay back from the hotel. Apparently it was a deposit, and we found a ...

... Coast were our saviours, although as he was a huge Rugby League player, he liked the odd glass of sherry, so our heads hurt a bit!!!! In Yichang overnight whilst we sort out where to go next, time is running out here in China. Cheers Gordon

... abbiamo cercato di dire carne sono scoppiati tutti a ridere: probabilmente ci e' uscita di bocca qualche parolaccia involontaria o qualcosa del genere. D'altronde il mio cinese si limita per il momento a nihao, xiexie, mifen e poco altro; e non credo migliorera' molto nelle prossime tre settimane. Non essendoci ostelli in questa citta' abbiamo optato per un albergo niente male, con aria condizionata ...

... have done it in a paint tin if necessary! As I relinquished my hold on the remains of my beef noodles, I let out a cry of ogasmic proportions, as the relief was so intense. After completing my task I walked out the cubicle to find a cleaner stood there waiting for me to finish! No matter how hard I tried to explain to him that he ought to "give it a minute", he just didn't understand, and in he went - he has now not been seen for 2 ...

... me off the bus as I had booked a hotel, of which I didn't have the name of, whilst in Chongqing. We reached a hotel in Yichang and indeed a guy was waiting for me and told me to wait whilst a van came along to take me to my hotel. The Irish couple got into a small mini-bus and it turned out that they would be staying at the same hotel as me. A van came for me and I left before they did. We reached the hotel which didn't look all that good from the outside or from ...

... the Yangtze River. They offer all the amenities that make sailing on Victoria Cruises an absolute pleasure. Victoria Cruises also has the largest five-star fleet on the Yangtze, as rated by the China National Tourism Administration. Our stateroom also has a private balcony which is wonderful for seeing the amazing sites as we cruise the Yangtze River.

... will be an engineering marvel. The locking system is big enough to handle a major cruise liner and of course container ships. Unfortunately, with the bottle of wine and the size of the tour area, we lost track of time and got back to the tour bus late where everyone was waiting about 20 minutes for us (which one guy felt the need to remind me of quite rudely). I just said, "Lao Wais". It seemed like a good enough excuse as I had Annabel and Helen with me. Blame it on the whiteys.