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London to New York, the long way round, the overland adventure of a lifetime! travelling through 13 countries and covering over 30000 miles.

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Yet again, another stepping stone on the way to Tiger Leaping Gorge, but worth the visit. The Old Town is made up of traditional style Chinese architecture and is very quirky with it's cobbled streets. The only problem is that it is overwhelmed with Chinese tourists; rivers of them flow around the narrow streets all day long,and the bars are bursting with them at night. Luckily I wandered the streets the morning I arrived, when the locals were going about their business and only a few tourists were about. It's a shame that places like this are ruined with mass tourism, the locals have moved out of their homes which in turn get converted into some tourist related venture, be it shop, bar, restaurant or hotel. I guess SE Asia is better in a sense as the natives don't have the money to go on holiday, meaning the tourist industry is primarily generated through foreigners. Which in turn means more English speakers.....the universal language of the World.

The hostel was sweet and I bagged a double room with a TV for the princely sum of Y30, which is about 2 quid. Bus in the morning for Qiau Tou, the beginning of the trek.

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2.Russia!...St Petersburg - St Petersburg, Russia Jul 15, 2006 ( This entry has 9 photos 9 ) ( Comments 1 )
3.Moscow - Moscow, Russia Jul 19, 2006 ( This entry has 11 photos 11 )
4.Irkutsk, the final stop in Russia - Irkutsk, Russia Jul 29, 2006 ( This entry has 11 photos 11 )
5.Mongolia - the land of blue skies and mutton - Ulaan Baator, Mongolia Aug 18, 2006 ( This entry has 51 photos 51 )
6.I made it to China!!: Beijing - Beijing, China Aug 26, 2006 ( This entry has 39 photos 39 ) ( Comments 1 )
7.Pingyao: Walled Chinese town - Pingyao, China Aug 27, 2006 ( This entry has 21 photos 21 )
8.Xi'an - Home to the 8th wonder of the world - Xian, China Aug 29, 2006 ( This entry has 20 photos 20 )
9.Chengdu - Chengdu, China Sep 01, 2006 ( This entry has 6 photos 6 )
10.Yangtze 3 gorges river cruise - Chongqing, China Sep 04, 2006 ( This entry has 20 photos 20 ) ( Comments 1 )
11.Wuhan: Quick stop before Hong Kong - Wuhan, China Sep 07, 2006
12.Hong Kong: Glitz and glamour - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sep 11, 2006 ( This entry has 26 photos 26 ) ( Comments 2 )
13.Yangshou: Backpackers haven apparently - Yangshou, China Sep 13, 2006 ( This entry has 39 photos 39 ) ( Comments 1 )
14.Kunming: Quick stop on the way to Lijiang - Kunming, China Sep 19, 2006
15.Lijiang: Centre of the Naxi culture - Lijiang, China Sep 20, 2006 ( This entry has 10 photos 10 )
16.Tiger Leaping Gorge - Qiau Tou, China Sep 21, 2006 ( This entry has 29 photos 29 )
17.Back to Lijiang - Lijiang, China Sep 24, 2006
18.Back to Kunming for the bus to Vietnam - Kunming, China Sep 24, 2006 ( This entry has 1 photos 1 )
19.I made it to Vietnam! : Sapa - Sapa, Vietnam Sep 27, 2006 ( This entry has 27 photos 27 ) ( Comments 2 )
20.Hanoi - Hanoi, Vietnam Sep 30, 2006 ( This entry has 6 photos 6 )

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