Our big trip
A few thoughts and photos from our travels
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Day 132 – Reverse culture shock
5th January: Xishuangbanna, China to Luang Prabang, Laos We sped out of eastern Jinghong listening to our DiDi driver’s selection…
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Day 131 – Goodbye and good luck
4th January: Xishuangbanna, China After almost 12 weeks, today is our final full day in China. Breakfast was chilling on…
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Day 130 – Temples and night markets
3rd January: Xishuangbanna, China I woke up assuming it was early only to realise it was already gone 10! Coffee…
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Day 129 – From the plateau to the tropics
2nd January: Dali, China to Xishuangbanna, China Another early start today, watching the sky turn red across Lake Erhai. We…
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Day 128 – Happy New Year!
1st January: Dali, China The midnight fireworks last night were amazing! We did not expect this at all but after…
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Day 127 – New lunar month
31st December: Dali, China There were fireworks in the night at around 2am but nobody seems entirely sure why! It…
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Day 126 – Healthy Life Zen
30th December: Dali, China We had a lovely chill-out morning at the hotel before venturing off to find some food.…
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Day 125 – No bus south
29th December: Shaxi, China to Dali, China It was another sunny but smoky morning in the bowl of mountains where…
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Day 124 – The Tea Horse Road
28th December: Shaxi, China Shaxi is the only surviving market town on the Tea Horse Road, sometimes known as the…
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Day 123 – Crossing the watershed divide
27th December: Lijiang, China to Shaxi, China Yesterday’s neck tweak has gotten a lot worse and is excruciating with the…