We took a 5 hour bus ride from Lijiang to Dalí. The ancient town of Dali is quiet relaxed and fun. I want to highly recommend the Jade Emu Hostel. For the Cost of 130 yuan per night for a double room, we got: large clean room, huge and very comfortable bed, bright clean floor,...
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Tiger Leaping Gorge: Powerful Landscape
We took two – three hours minibus ride from Lijiang (organized by the hostel) for 35 yuan per person up to Jane’s Guesthouse, located at the beginning of the trek. We went for the Tiger Leaping Gorge trek although we felt a little sick and therefore, an hour after beginning to walk, we paid 100...
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Lijiang: Colorful Flowers Anywhere And a Song on Repeat
We spent a full day traveling to the next county – Yunnan Province. There are no direct flights from Songpan to Lijiang, so we took a morning flight to Chengdu and then an afternoon flight from Chengdu to Lijiang. We arrived in the evening to Garden Inn hostel, the double room (cost 110 yuan per...
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Songpan: Relaxing Days in Town
The next morning we took a 3 hours bus ride to Songpan. Songpan is a small town in northern Sichuan province. It is best known for the horse trekking you can do around here, but even without the horse trek it is a pleasant place to rest. After a few nights almost without sleep since...
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Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve: crystal clear water and stunning mountain views
Today we are visiting the place that caught my eye when I first started to think about China as our next destination: the amazing Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve. It is located 330 km north of Chengdu. Most visitors arrive here by bus (about 10 hours) or flight from Chengdu. It is famous for its magical lakes, spectacularly beautiful...
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Huanglong: Joining Spontaneously to Chinese Tourist’s Bus to See the Clear Blue Pools
In the morning we took a taxi to the airport for our flight from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou. We landed at 12:30 and we were looking for the bus to take us from the airport to the park area. When we asked different people who work at the airport where the bus to the park is...
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Emei Shan: Endless stairs and The Amazing Chinese Who Saved Us
We left Chengdu early in the morning to climb the Emei Shan -a climb that should take at least two days for people in good shape, including sleeping one night in a Temple on the mountain. We took a taxi from the hostel to the bus station in Chengdu called Xinanmen . From there we...
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Chengdu: Baby Pandas and Red Pandas Are So Adorable!
Chengdu seemed like a huge gray city when first arriving. We were totally tired and it took us two days to overcome our jetlag. We arrived at our first hostel – Sim’s Cozy. This is a nice place and a safe ground to begin the trip in. The room was small but cozy, the staff...
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Travel Tips for China
On our first few days in China we had a little shock; everything and everyone around us is different and new. Doing some research before our trip and get some travel tips helped us a lot. Here are some tips I believe it’s important to remember while traveling in China: Drink only mineral water in...
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Communicate With Chinese
Most Chinese people we met didn’t speak English. Sometimes it’s frustrating when you need directions to somewhere or when you try to order food etc. the stuff in most of the hostels do speak English and they can really help you by giving you tips for the main attractions or where to eat. They can...
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