Category: China

On 12th August, the intention had been to head first thing for the Great Wall of China, but plans changed around a little, and I ended up going to the Mao Zedong mausoleum instead. I …

I slept well, thanks to the air-conditioning, and being tired from the previous night on the street. The first task on 8th August was to find out if I still need a visa for Czechoslovakia. …

After the mega-party on the night of 2nd, I didn’t get up until midday on 3rd August, and only at 1pm did I have some breakfast. In the afternoon I saw a few of the …

Early on 30th July I managed to buy a ticket for the 12:30 pm bus to Linxia – the halfway point to Lanzhou. Thus having the last morning in Xiahe free, I pedaled over to …

On the morning of the 28th July it was, yet again, raining. So another slow morning reading my Lonely Planet guide led eventually to lunch with the Swedes and a Frenchman called Cyril. A group …

Early rain on 26th July made me reluctant to get up. I went and met Klarie for breakfast, and we decided to hold off on the hike until it dried up. Back at the hotel, …

After breakfast on 24th July, I managed to rent a bike and went in search of the Xiahe Hotel at the other end of town, in order to change some dollars into RMB (Yuan). This …

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 …

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 …