A long trekk around Sa Pa with rice terraces

I was excited for my second day of trekking; planned was a much longer tour than yesterday and we would…

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Cat Cat and Sin Chai

I was booked on the overnight sleeper from Hanoi to Sa Pa in a 4 berth soft sleeper compartment. When…

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Cruising around Ha Long Bay

A wonderful sunny morning greeted me on my second day in Ha Long Bay. When I had my shower on…

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The Temple of Literature

Everyone knows I love to read. So what better excursion than going to the Temple of Literature. But before I…

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Around the Hoàn Kiém lake in Hanoi

I arrived in Hanoi with an hour delay at 0:30 on May 30th. My month in China was over and…

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Bicycling around the Yulong River

The next morning I was ready again to conquer the world. The plan for the day was to go bicycling…

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Touring the Rice terraces

Pick-up time was at 8:30 from my hostel in Guilin and without breakfast I was on the mini bus to…

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Moving on to Guilin

It was time to move on to Guilin and leave Shanghai. But first I started my morning with a wonton…

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Forbidden City

Momo had stayed home that night, maybe because we put a huge terra cotta pot in front of the garden…

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Yichang 

From the train station it was easy to get a taxi that knew the way to the Yiduo Youth Hostel.…

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