The Road to Yuanyang: Part 2 The woman with whom I switched bunks returned the favor in the morning. She…
My Last Sleeper Bus – Jinghong to Jiangshi
The Road to Yuanyang: Part 1 If there is a right way to get to Yuanyang, I did the exact…
Jinghong
My room at Many Trees was the largest I’d enjoyed in China. The prices for everything in Jinghong were the…
Jinghong arrival
Jinghong marked the first time I arrived in a strange city in China after midnight with no reservations. My phone…
My First Sleeper Bus – Kunming to Jinghong
Boarding the sleeper bus, I was surprised to find the seats don’t recline into bunks; rather, there are no seats.…
My First Overnight Train – Guilin to Kunming
I tried an experiment in capitalism before entering the train station. Instead of haggling for clementine oranges, I simply asked…
Back to Guilin…and back to Yangshuo…and back to Guilin again…
“Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in.” Michael Corleone, Godfather III As soon as I laid…
Yangshuo at night
Following both the recommendations of Sean of HK and my guide Stina, I decided to sample Yangshuo’s most famous cuisine…
Yangshuo Bike Ride
The only problem with Yangshuo is the presence of overly aggressive vendors—pushing boat rides mostly. By this point I have…
Yangshuo – the Storm
I knew this day would come. I have been fighting off a cold since I left Hong Kong. Sad to…
My China Year 