Guilin
GUILIN I just returned from my travels to the Guangxi Province in central China. I flew into Guilin and took a bus to Yangshuo, 1.5 hours south. This small town sits on the Li river and surrounded by these amazing karsts. These…
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Yuan Yang
YAN YANG I traveled about 350 km SW of Kunming to Yuan Yang. Located next to the border of Viet Nam, this mountain city is over 1000 years old. The surrounding mountains have been terra formed into “terrace farming” fields…
Land of Smiles
LAND OF SMILES I just arrived in Bangkok after about a 2 hour flight from China. I stepped off the plane and… BAM! 95 degrees of hot air in yer face. I left 70 degrees back in China. Going through…
Road Trip to Baoshan, Tenchong, Dali, Lijiang
BAOSHAN, TENCHONG,DALI, LIJIANG I set out this month to travel a bit around China. This trip took me to Baoshan, Tenchong, Dali, and Lijiang. My first “road trip” in my little car which did nicely. The whole trip was 1200…
Kunming peds
KUNMING PEDS For those who do not believe me……. here it is! Trees in full bloom all over the city. Notice, if you will, all flowers and NO leaves. How DO they do it? Just another bit of magic here…
New Year’s aftermath
NEW YEAR’S AFTERMATH It continues to be sunshine and warm here. In the last few days I took a few day trips to some places around Yunnan. I’ve been laying low since the New Year Holioday began. The Chinese are…
Chinese New Year 2006
CHINESE NEW YEAR 2006 Happy New Year! I survived MY FIRST Chinese New Year! This is something like you cannot imagine. The Chinese take their fireworks VERY seriously here. Saturday (1/28) I walked around outside my condo. Fireworks…
Golden Palace
GOLDEN PALACE [smooth=id:13;] I spent Sunday at the Golden Palace in Kunming. The largest solid bronze temple in China is located here, about 7 kilometres away from the city proper on Mingfeng Hill. It was built in 1602 during the…
Chinese massage
OH BOY! CHINESE MASSAGE I had my first full blown Chinese massage last night. If there is one thing the Chinese understand……. it is the art of massage. The difference between Thai and Chinese massage is vast. This is one…
Condo workers
CONDO WORKERS Everyday is a new experience here. I had some workers come in to hang a couple of Chinese lanterns on my balcony. 3 workers showed up and began to put up the lanterns. The ceiling was about 12…