Tag: asia
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Chengdu: Big flavours, big bears & an even bigger Buddha
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It was another long shlep to Chengdu from Zhangjiajie, but we were now China train professionals and even factored in a midway train change with nay bother. Crushed it! Arriving at our hostel, wayyyy past our bed time meant there was plenty of room for confusion. And by the shiny lengths of Merlins beard did…
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Guilin to Yangshuo – Cruising the Li River
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We bid a fond farewell to the very pretty Aroma Teahouse and hopped back in the car with Henry and Gao, ready for our 4 Star Li River cruise – the second part of the experience package we’d booked on Viator. Henry once again delivers on the facts – a dream for a couple of…
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Guilin & Longji Rice Terraces
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Hailed as one of the top rice terraces in China, a visit to Longji was a must on our Chinese travel itinerary. Because there were a few things we wanted to do in the Guilin/Yangshao area, we decided to go for a tour on this occasion, which included an English speaking guide, transfers and multiple…
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Shanghai Days & Nights…
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We made it! After 12 hours of fidgety flight time, not much sleep and many games of Monopoly Deal (a packing essential), we arrived at Shanghai Pudong Airport at the brain-fog inducing time of 5.45am. It was a nice, comfortable flight with Air China from London Gatwick, and had all the usual amenities – inflight…
The Awkward Travellers 