"It was a worried couple of kiwis who climbed onto the train that sunny Monday. If we walked into a brimming carriage, we were about to spend 20hrs sitting on our packs. On the othe ..."
"Today its a day train to the neighbour province of Guizhou, my journey is just 7 hours, compared to the Chinese family in my compartment, they come from the coastal town of Fuzhou, ..."
"Jenn and I are unpacked, and have started classes. I haven't updated for a while because we only got the internet in our apartment a couple days ago. Things can move a little slowl ..."
" A traveller must have the back of an ass to bear all, a tongue like the tail of a dog to flatter all, the mouth of a hog to eat what is set before him, the ear of a merchant to he ..."
"I love waterfalls so off Phil and I went from Kunming on a 17hr train ride to Guiyang to discover China's largest waterfall. Guiyang is not a beautiful city and is very industriali ..."
"Scott read my email and sent me his phone number. He got a hotel near the train station and waited for my arrival in the morning when he met me, took me back to his hotel to f ..."
"Lonsheng We arrived in this miserable town by the river and stayed in an equally miserable hostel, the only one recommended by the book. The lady claimed we could see some BS festi ..."
"City life is nice, but the ugly white fluorescence, and seemingly omnipresent images of my office walls searing my retina were enough to prompt me to suggest that we should get awa ..."
"Tuesday, November 8th. We woke up at 7:30am and got onto the bus and drove about two hours south of Guiyang. The scenery on the drive was really pretty. There are rolling green mou ..."