On 22nd July an early start was called for – 5:45 am to catch the bus south to Xiahe. Diana and I managed to grab some bread for breakfast just in time to climb aboard …
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129. Chengdu to Lanzhou
On 19th July, I had expected some repercussions from the beer-drinking, but I felt fine. I packed and checked out of the hotel, left my backpack there, and headed once more for Lee’s Café. After …
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On 17th July, my priority was to sort out my onward travel. To have any chance of going to Tibet as an independent traveller, I needed to get myself to the western city of Chengdu. …
Continue reading127. More Cycling around Yangshuo
After yet another breakfast at the Hard Seat Cafe, I was finally able to persuade Sasha to go cycling. We rented bikes and headed off on the same circular route that I had done with …
Continue reading126. Exploring the Karst Scenery
Socialising until the small hours meant a late start on 14th July. After having breakfast at the “Hard Seat Café” again, Sasha and I went for a wander along the Li River. We didn’t get …
Continue reading125. By River Boat to the Guilin Region
I woke late on 11th July, as a result of chatting until 1 am the previous evening. I packed, said farewell to Lynn who’d also just woken up, and wandered off towards the city centre. …
Continue reading124. Macau… and into the “Middle Kingdom”
On 8th July, my last day in Hong Kong, I suddenly thought that I might be able to get a new antenna for my little shortwave radio. It had snapped off while in Cambodia, and …
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On 6th July I had a very late start and then, in preparation for heading for less sophisticated and functional parts of the world, I went to the post office to send off by surface …
Continue reading122. To Hong Kong – and Big Decisions…
My first task on 3rd July was to go to the travel agent to pick up my ticket to Hong Kong, which I had booked and paid for 2 days previously. Then I spent the …
Continue reading121. Recovering in Manila
I spent both 29th and 30th June in bed with a fever. I alternately slept and read my novel “Saigon“, and by the evening of the second day I had finished it. On Monday 1st …
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