Lijiang Wang Fu Hotel

... 3pm and stopped at Sean's Guesthouse where I met up with Chris who had taken a minibus directly to Sean's.<br>http://www.tigerleapinggorge .com/<br>I didn't like Tina's, as it is a huge modern building directly on the street. There was nothing local or romantic about this guesthouse. Sean's is a comfy place, each dorm bed has a teddy bear on its pillows. And, you cant' beat 20RMB and a happy hour from 4-8pm. ;-)<br><br>I left the next day ...

... was getting late and crowded are you kidding me at times I felt like I was in line for a Beyonce concert it ws that pact at times that I just turned around and took another route. Li Jiang old town is pretty with all its lights cobble stomne roads with no cars the water streams running through it and then the floating candels passing by its nice but the noise from the crowd the competing bars and the same shops made me glad I was not staying here.<br>

... local qui sont reconnus notamment pour leur promiscuite, leur conception tres floue du mariage et de l'hegemonie de la femme dans le couple. <br><br>Ca prouve a quel point j'aime Chengdu si je passe pas plus d'un jour ici. N'empeche que des Amazons-Sex-Warrior ca pourrait bien etre plaisant. Sauf que tout est fake ici et tout est cher. Donc pas d'orgie. Sauf si en 18 heures je trouve un moyen de...<br><br>La petite Mama Naxi est une ...

... and not for the better as its become really touristy and is packed everywhere but its still really pretty and relaxing.<br><br>We are heading to Tiger Leaping Gorge tomorrow to trek along the violent start of the Yangze river. From there we head to Shangri la on the Tibetan border which sounds amazing but will keep you all posted. <br>

The internet is opening up new ways of working in China, especially for those in more remote areas: Internet recruitment: a new way for job seekers By Chen Jing Bian Xiaoheng, a senior of Yunnan University went back to Lijiang, her hometown, and now has become a famous "travel planner" on some renowned tour forums. Based on her familiarity with the tour resources of her hometown, she can help backpackers design "best travel ...

... 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 ...

I haven't been this excited about rain for a long, long time. For the last three days, it has been cloudy and overcast. I've up for darkening clouds. I've looked out across the valley for signs that the cloak had thickened and released streams of rain. But alas, nothing. Until today. Today, I woke to find it overcast and dull. Nothing was moving. Whereas on previous days, it had either burnt off or blown away, today's ...

... when there were no more seats on the public buses, he got me a seat on a private van that was going to Lugu Hu and walked me all the way to find the guy who had the van. There were a bunch of Israelis that wanted to go the same day as I did, but he told them it was sold out and they couldn't go. Mama will store your bags at no charge if you go to the sights around Lijiang. She seemed sad when I told her that I was only going 1 way to Lugu Lake and wasn't coming back. I ...

... a sign saying 8 yuan (50p) to take photos, but we thought it meant 8 yuan to see it. two of the girls started having a go (They spoke Chinese), and he started getting agitated. I just walked under the barrier and went to the edge of the cliff to see it. It was so narrow, it looked pretty amazing. I walked back to the main path to get the others to come and have a look, but then the Chinese man started ranting and raving. We walked up to the barrier and he turned ...

... below us. The river here is considered un-navigable. In the 1980's, four brave rafters attempted it and were never seen again. It is possibly the world's deepest river canyon. We pick up a long rocky trail across a plateau with the solid grey wall of stone still to our right. Divided from us by the ever present chasm of doom. The trail narrows to about a metre wide as it clings to an opposing rock face with some tight bends and waterfalls to cross. This section of the trail has been ...