Kim and TD + an unexpected lay off + 15 28 months + wanderlust + gratuitous cursing = a dream fulfilled
Posted in Hong Kong on Sep 17th, 2009
After traveling for a while, it’s great to visit a familiar city where you have family. My father is from Hong Kong so we stayed at my grandmother’s house and caught up with relatives. I gotta say, it’s really nice to be treated to a fancy dinners after subsisting on cheap meals for 4 months [...]
Posted in China on Sep 12th, 2009
The China blitzkrieg is almost over so we decided to take it chill, unpack our bags and stay put for our last week. With its huge array of activities, developed tourist industry and amazing scenery, we chose Yangshuo – and we couldn’t have picked a better spot. View at Picasa Li river action in Yangshuo13-Aug-2009 [...]
Posted in China on Sep 11th, 2009
Try to arrange local transport to Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces. Hostel confirms that the bus is not a tour. Get picked up at 8:30am by a large tour bus with 30 Chinese tourists, all wielding expensive cameras. Listen to a description of the tour by your guide, “Nick”, as he gives you a complete breakdown [...]
Posted in China on Aug 20th, 2009
Home to unique minority groups, beautiful landscapes and an expertly marketed tourism industry, Yunnan Provence is on almost everyone’s Southern China itinerary. We first spent about a week between Lijiang and Dali, two beautifully “preserved” ancient cities. Note: Preservation in China often means knocking down the old stuff and rebuilding so it’s new and shiny. [...]
Posted in China on Aug 13th, 2009
View at Picasa So this is what the mountains look like, nice.01-Aug-2009 03:16, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. u1030SW,S1030SW , 5.6, 6.53mm, ’0.006′ sec, ISO 80 addHSSlideshow(‘group3′); If you’re thinking about visiting famous tourist sites in China, remember to bring lots of cash and patience. It seems as though every place of interest, no matter how mundane, [...]
Posted in China on Aug 7th, 2009
You can’t help seeing all the news stories about China with its booming economy, increasing modernization and how it will probably be the next decade’s superpower. Still, it didn’t hit home until we arrived in Chengdu – this ain’t no podunk town. Besides the slick new airport, the city boasts tons of upscale shopping malls, [...]
