KUNMING’S SPECTACULAR STONE FOREST One of Yunnan province’s most outstanding natural wonders is the Shilin Stone Forest. Just 100km out of Kunming, this limestone forest is a surreal landscape of limestone spires, jagged wind-shaped peaks and mounds of rock worn smooth by water. We spent most of our […]
COLOURFUL CAVES & BRIGHT CITY LIGHTS Welcome to Kunming blog fans! Capital of Yunnan province, bustling city of 7.2 million souls, and home to 25 of China’s 56 ethnic groups – this is one colourful city and our home base for the next few days. We’ve only been here […]
A LITTLE BIT OF TOWN & COUNTRY IN YANGSHUO We took full advantage of today’s clearing skies and explored as much of Yangshuo and the surrounding countryside as we could in a day. We got to see more of the lushly green karst mountain scenery, as well as […]
DOWN THE RIVER WE GO, ALL THE WAY TO YANGSHUO The Li River is Guilin’s pride and joy; this jade ribbon of water winds its way through the city and surrounding mountains as it has done for millennia, shaping the landscape along the way. One of the highlights […]
A VERY ZHUANG-FULL DAY IN GUILIN We woke well rested and refreshed this morning and were keen to set out for our day’s explorations into the mountains of the Longsheng region, about 100km north of Guilin. It was a long drive up narrow winding roads to reach this […]
Wandering Soles 