26 November – 28 November 2013 We arrived in Beijing at 11am and caught a taxi to our new favourite hostel P-Loft. This time we were allocated a real cell in the former prison building, complete with typical prison balcony, staircase and windowless concrete architecture. We headed out to nearby Hutongs to wander the tiny streets and do some last-minute shopping, and stuffed...
22 November – 24 November 2013 We started the day in the nearby Somewhere Else café with a delicious big breakie. We wandered around town looking for a good deal for renting bikes, but decided it might be more relaxed to simply walk to the Napa Hai Lake, 7km north of town. We wandered out to the main road and walked through a...
18 November – 21 November 2013 We started the day with a really good breakie in our hostel’s sister hostel before hopping on the bus to Qiaotou on the edge of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Five hours later we arrived at Jane’s Guesthouse, a wooden crib run by a single, slightly eccentric, man who was host, cleaning lady and cook. Since it was...
13 November – 16 November 2013 We started the day with a bus ride to the train station and a street food breakie (lovely middle eastern bread and Alby’s favourite yoghurt) in the waiting hall. Since there is not much more to do on a train except for eating, sleeping, reading and waiting for the next time to eat there is not so...
9 November – 12 November 2013 We enjoyed a chilled day yesterday in Guilin, which we ended with an amazing pizza and beer on the river front – a growing tradition of a Friday treat. The next morning we caught the bus to Yangshuo, a touristy town surrounded by stunning Chinese nature – Li River, mandarin orchards and rugged karst peaks which looked...
3 November – 7 November 2013 With Clara too ill to face the subway, we decided the next morning to catch a taxi to the train station. After breakfast in the waiting hall we hopped on the train and discovered to our surprise that it was gonna be a comfy ride – 6 bed open compartments with fluffy duvets, comfy seats and notably...
