Lǐtáng (理塘)
Saturday, April 26, 2014 The mountain drive today was even more magnificent than the previous day. We really gained some elevation, peaking out at 4,708 mts (15,446 ft), which is higher than any point in the lower 48 states of…
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Xiāngchéng (乡城 )
Friday, April 25, 2014 Everyone hit with the tummy bug were strong enough to get back in the cars and head North. We had a long-ish drive planned for the day and wanted to get going. Lun advised us to…
Shangri-La County (Jiàntáng/建塘镇)
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Tiger Leaping Gorge was a wonderful stop and although we were there for only an afternoon and a late morning start, it provided a much needed break. We left the gorge on the same road we…
Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡)
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 An easy drive through the mountains. Started off back-tracking down the beautiful toll road before heading up a new valley to Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze River. It is also essential part of the UNESCO…
Lìjiāng (丽江)
Sunday, April 20, 2014 25kms (15 miles) North of Dàlǐ is the old town of Xizhōu with its Bai architecture. We pulled off the highway to check it out, only to find they wanted ¥60 (USD $10) per person to visit. We…
Dàlǐ (大理)
Saturday, April 19, 2014 Today we headed to Dàlǐ, which was 280kms (174 miles) north. Although the road continued to wind through mountains valleys but was remarkable fast. There are bridges over the valleys and long tunnels through the mountain.…
Líncāng (临沧)
Friday, April 18, 2014 Up very early, well very early for us (6:15am). We scoffed down breakfast, checked out and were ready to join the others by 7:30am. Still quite early actually, for us. It was 418km (260m) of lovely…
Jǐnghóng (景洪)
Thursday, April 17, 2014 We both slept like logs. The last two days had been extremely exhausting and draining. And just as well, as we had a huge day. Our hotel was located about 2kms from the customs checkpoint. At…
Arrived in China
Yes we made it successfully. We are having a few issues updating the blog (due to the great fire-wall of China) and getting connected. Just wanted to let everyone know we made it. More details on Sterlin to follow.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek in Nepal
On the morning of Sep 23rd I flew from Kathmandu to Pokhara, where I checked into the Chhetri Sisters Guesthouse. I received a very warm and relaxed welcome there. This is the guesthouse of the same company I had booked…
Tibet/China: The Albums
Peking/Beijing Revisited Photos Since I had been in Beijing in 2005 and at that time also visited the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, I did not take many photos this time. For more see the album of 2005. Train…
Both back home!
Stephen arrived back home yesterday; I’m home since this morning. I was in the middle of putting an update here a few days ago, when the power went. Haven’t had access to email since, until getting back home. Will update…
Back from my 12 day trek!
Just a quick one to let you all know that I am back from my trek!! It was probably the hardest thing I have ever done. But now I am starving and will go and have lunch with my trekking…
Back in Lhasa
Arrived late last night back in Lhasa, one day ahead of schedule. We gave the bus driver a little extra money and he was willing to do some long driving days. So today, spending a bit of time of the…
Last Day at ABC
This is the final post from Advanced Base Camp. We are breaking down ABC and preparing to leave tomorrow. We are all very excited about finally heading down. The Yaks just arrived and will be loaded up in the morning.…