Yangshuo Guest House

... for tourists which although it makes us sound like uncultured lightweights is what we were ready for. We checked into the Bamboo guest house, baggingthe penthouse room none the less, and went out to enjoy the blissed out atmosphere of the place with it's ...

... ;      As pre-arranged, when the cruise ended at the jetty in Yangshuo, I telephoned Mr. Wei of Yangshuo Culture House to come to fetch us to his home at 110, Beisan Xiang, Chengxi Road.  He had converted his house into ...

... early for a hike to the Longji rice Terraces.  Got to live out of our day-sacks for 3 days......gulp!  This next guest house lost power for a few days and has only just had it restored.  They're still waiting for water to come ...

... notice, so this time we decided to approach Moon Hill via the path we took on the electric bike that passed by The Giggling Tree guest house.  It was a bumpy dirt road that we didn't want to try with the tandem bike we had the previous day. I was ...

... a little scary, I thought he might take our stuff and leave us by the side of the road, but no. He brought us right to the guest house. The Giggling Tree is great. They got our room ready, served us dinner in a cozy little room with a fire. The room is ...

... you on a bamboo boat. The second option is apparently illegal, and according to some tour guides who were also staying at my guest house, becoming an infraction that is harshly enforced for a fine of around $65 US. Here's China for you though: the reason ...

... people and follows them out the door, since Z did not take bus in, no knowledge of bus out. -Ends up meeting up attractive swedish couple who happens to be at Alice's Guest House. Group took Tuktuk back to Alice's Guest House where Zaid goes to ...

... drizzling and overcast with dark grey clouds, which really puts a damper on outdoor activities. In Yangshuo, I stay at the Yangshuo Culture House amd the owner Wei picks me up at the bus station. Wei just might possibly be the nicest person in the ...

... road.  We went on a 6 hour bike ride through a karst river valley and it was gorgeous. For lunch we stopped at a guest house run by Dutch people with a beautiful view of orchards and rapeseed fields, luckily a wedding party had come by for photos ...

... farmer woman carrying heavy baskets . . . We have learned not to visit any impromptu tourist sites. When we arrived here our guest house operators raved about the "water caves": deep caves you can explore with hot springs and mud baths. The mud baths ...

... difficult to get back on the bikes in the mid-day heat with full bellies, but we all managed to pedal ourselves back to the guest house. From there, it was a little mid-day rest and then swimming. Once again, Kate warned of worms, but again, I ignored it ...