Kai Tian Lijiang

... from northern China had to yield to their children's wailing
and find "the best food in Lijiang" at KFC. What a pity. Our son surprised us during the
trip to Suhe, a quiet town about 15 minutes ride from Lijiang. Although
he usually shies away from vegetables, he happily munched on a carrot
like Bugs Bunny. And he would have even chomped down the long green
leaves had we not stopped him. While booming tourism has taught ...

... are rising
much faster than the global average. A good portion of the area’s
existing ice fields has been lost over the past four decades, and the
rate of retreat has increased in recent years. The slow-motion
demise of Baishui Glacier No. 1 will have far-reaching consequences. In
the short run, there will, of course, be an abundance of water. But in
the long run there will be deficits. These will have national security
consequences as ...

... one of the main faces of the Conservative party.

. . . he had a politically incorrect wedding.

Laughing as he recalled his bride's journey through Lijiang on a
sedan chair, he says: "It was very un-PC; basically we were picking up
a new piece of property for the family."
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... amp; it was easy to take it the rest of the way as there were no more steep uphills today just fairly flat as we walked along the ridge of the mountains. Sometimes the path was terrifying as it narrowly hugged a cliff & the drop down was 1000 metres or more at times. No tripping allowed here at all !!!.




We stopped at Tea Horse Trade Guesthouse for afternoon tea & a rest & ...

... It was 5 yuan and it was delicious! Better than our over priced breakfast yesterday. I read somewhere that Naxi flat bread is called Ba Ba (not sure if this is it). We stopped at the mini mart/travel center and booked the flight to Chengdu. Bill only changed his mind three times about the flight time. I think the lady and I were both ready to strangle him! I was trying to confirm the bus situation at the Lijiang tourist information booth and the girl ...

... to wait for our support vehicle while everyone went past me. The puncture was caused by a 2" nail bent in a U shape. Jiao showed me and then threw it away. Cathy and I decided I should keep it for a souvenir so we were all looking for it while Lay repaired the tyre, but to no avail. We had lunch at a local restaurant which looked more like ...

... arrived and together we gathered and swept, filling several baskets and bags. More came down over the next day or so, as the tiles settled and the wind picked up loose dirt. And now, one week on, I still owe the landlord US$20 for part payment of those three workers. And I am waiting for a decent rain to see if they've done a good job. The rain started a few minutes ago, but now has stopped. I have my buckets ready. What do I have to do? Raindance?

... a picture with Mama and Baba before I left and told them I'd seem them again, zhi jian, and I hope I do. Lijiang isn't really all that horrible once you get to know it. If you get a little away from the main tourist areas and walk around you will find a very different Lijiang. I was walking through the market when I saw "Chicken Row". I started to walk through it and suddenly turned around when I had a thought flash through my head about having some kind of ...

The train rides in China are such a treat and ours to Dali was no exception. The Chinese are all so friendly and they all want to know you and speak to you and as the only white people on the carriage you quickly become the centre of attention. The attention was held brilliantly by Mr Benjamin Nathan, our resident magician performing card tricks on everyone! We had great fun attempting communication with chinese characters with the two kids opposite us - mostly I ...

... me and far behind us are a larger group with one person on a donkey already. I reach a steep hairpin bend and see an old Chinaman sitting at the end of a small outcrop of rock that hangs precariously like a finger above the huge chasm. He asks if I would like to sit there. Where the tiger leapt across the gorge. The distance to the other side is supposed to be 25 meters. Legend has it that the tiger was fleeing a hunter. My answer is no anyway, I am definitely not sitting out there ...