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 […]
LOOK WHO THEY LET INTO GUILIN?! They let us into China – yaaay*! Specifically, we’re in the town of Guilin in the province of Giangxi. You’ve probably seen photos of Guilin and the surrounding mountains – it looks a little something like this… *The visa application process was […]
Wandering Soles 