Trip: reflections along the way
There are [48] stories from my trip: reflections along the way
CHINA | Saturday, 16 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Saturday, 16 Oct 2010 | Views [566]
Waiting at the airport is always
interesting. You can either feel filled with excitement – I’m going somewhere I
have been before, where it will be an reunion of friends or family, or you can
feel even more excitement for the unknown destination ... Read more >
CHINA | Wednesday, 13 Oct 2010 | Views [318]
Leaving Dali was one of the most
difficult things I have done on this journey. After a strange last day there,
and very drunken riotous evenings spent dancing and laughing and of course
drinking more than I ever thought possible, retaining a blurry ... Read more >
CHINA | Wednesday, 6 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Wednesday, 6 Oct 2010 | Views [753]
On return we made it in time for 2
plates of the Humps bbq, a cold beer and the new challenge to find a bed for the
night, as the hump was fully booked. Across the road the Jade Emu gave us a
space and finally…a hot shower!!
That night through ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 3 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Sunday, 3 Oct 2010 | Views [1147]
The starting day of the festival we
were in no rush to get there. Entering into a café for breakfast that had Fat
Freddies Drop playing, we arranged to catch a taxi to SuHe another small village nearby the ancient town of LiJiang, the place was filled ... Read more >
CHINA | Saturday, 2 Oct 2010 | Views [412]
I’ll begin with our bus ride to
LiJiang, a very well known touristy spot in Yunnan province. The laneways can
barely fit cars, so during the day in the old town its foot traffic only. The
cobbles are uneven and small rivers flow down some streets, ... Read more >
CHINA | Wednesday, 29 Sep 2010 | Views [418]
I'm so well satisfied after an amazing
bbq. The Hump managers put on every Wednesday and Saturday a communal bbq, 35
kuai for a beer/glass of punch, and all you can eat in the courtyard of the
hostel. The meats; all marinated ... Read more >
CHINA | Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010 | Views [237]
After coming to Dali a few weeks ago, and deciding to stay here rather than ambitiously try and see more magical places in Yunnan, China, I find myself here again, happy. Dali is an ancient town, well preserved and touristy to some, but for me, after ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 26 Sep 2010 | Views [496]
At the moment I am in Hekou, the small border town in China.
Yesterday was still really foggy in Sapa so I did the same kind of meaningless wandering, bought a vest made from hemp worn by the H'Mong people of northern Vietnam.
I had a delicious ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 24 Sep 2010 | Photo Gallery
Lots of beautiful faces trying to sell me things, the H'Mong minority.
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VIETNAM | Friday, 24 Sep 2010 | Views [308]
This morning I arrived in SaPa; northern Vietnam. As my only
excursion outside of Hanoi I had sincerely hoped it to be amazing. I have
information from various travelers that there is a Kiwi run bar and what
backpackers is cheap ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Monday, 20 Sep 2010 | Views [345]
Last night was awesome, met a few friendly people, one of
whom will come spend summer with the crew over new years. Also the two kiwi
girls who have come here to work were there, I managed to organize nearly 10
people on a semi pub crawl ish, me and ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 17 Sep 2010 | Views [493]
Today spent having lunch with Josh, discussing hectic plans
and developments of our plan. Now he has to go to Laos for his china visa,
which is hugely going to drain time and money. The difficult decisions you make
when traveling are sometimes not ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Saturday, 11 Sep 2010 | Views [514]
Today is overcast, which is a cooler climate, compared to
the last few days.
Yesterday was awesome, I got onto the net from the house and
made sure I emailed a few people I had met in hostels along my way, it pains me
to imagine loosing touch ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Thursday, 9 Sep 2010 | Views [512]
Border crossing complete, I had a decision to make…do I
carry on to Hanoi or to stay in SaPa, northern Vietnam. I decided to bite the
bullet and jump on a train where I could be further numbed by the long road ahead.
Informed there were ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 7 Sep 2010 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Monday, 30 Aug 2010 | Views [444]
I stayed at the Hump Hostel for four nights while waiting for
my Vietnam Visa which I applied for straight away. I wasn’t too comfortable
exploring the province and leaving my passport in the hands of a foreign
embassy.
I ... Read more >
CHINA | Sunday, 29 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010 | Views [456]
After teaching in Zhengzhou, Henan, China for one year, multiple jobs private and university based, summer school and one off promotions, I was much in need of a holiday. I was itching to get on the move by the final week of school, and had
bought ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 16 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
A year teaching in Zhengzhou
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