Guilin Motels - Comments and Reviews

One major difference between American and Chinese Universities (of many) is the lack of intercollegiate athletics. I can't see American Universities functioning without them, so I never imagined life without college basketball or football over here, but that's how it is. I can manage without football since football at Valpo was never a football...

Today is our last full day in Guilin. Guilin is the city that stares. When we walk down the street, the majority of people we pass give us a blank stare, like they have never ever in their lives seen people like us before. Which is surprising for a city that is built on tourism. It's getting the point of annoyance. It's not a small stare either,...

Well we left Huangshan to head for Guilin to see the famous 'Li River'. Its supposed to have the most beautiful scenery in China, so much so it's on their bank notes! So we got on another hard sleeper train with ridiculous hours, 11 at night till 5 the next afternoon (that's hardcore). It was a pretty awful journey, mainly because it stopped so ...