CRUISING THROUGH THE YANGTZE’S THREE GORGES The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River are the main reason we did this cruise; today we got to see this incredible spectacle up close. We spent most of the day craning our necks to take in the views of the mountains […]
CHANG JIANG LANDUO The Yangtze River (or Chang Jiang in Chinese) is immense – the sheer volume of water that flows down this mighty waterway is quite incredible. Even though water levels at the moment are low*, the river is still impressive. For most of the day the […]
ANCIENT LEVEES, FAST TRAINS AND BIG CITY LIGHTS Our time in Sichuan came to an end today, which is a pity as there is so much we haven’t seen in this region! But, as we keep reminding ourselves, this is just our initial foray into China – a […]
VISITING BUDDHA ON HIS BIRTHDAY We have a penchant for big things in Aus – the Big Banana, the Big Pineapple, the Big Apple, the Big Merino (sheep), and even the Big Prawn. Leshan’s Giant Buddha is far more impressive than any of our BIG things however; this […]
FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE GIANT PANDAS OF CHENGDU Leaving the mountains and epic scenery of Yunnan behind, we flew north to Chengdu this morning. This city is the capital of Sichuan province, the economic hub of central China, and home to 14 million humans and 130 giant […]
Wandering Soles 