Tag Archives: China

Vietnam day 1 – Leaving China for Hanoi

Posted on Saturday, 25 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We leave Nanning on the 7.30am express coach and arrive in Hanoi at 2.30pm.  Getting through border controls is quite painless and nothing like the prolonged affair we experienced getting into China.  We arrive at the Chinese border and transfer  … Continue reading →

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China day 29 – Guilin

Posted on Friday, 24 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Our Chinese visa expires tomorrow, so we are leaving Guilin today to travel to Nanning where we will pick up the express bus to Hanoi tomorrow.   We spend a fruitless hour or so trying to change some US dollars … Continue reading →

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China day 28 – Guilin/Longshen rice fields

Posted on Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 by Hattie

It’s raining quite heavily as we wait for our pick up to go on a day trip to the rice terraces in Longshen county.  But today we’re prepared – we have our ponchos with us!  The rice terraces are about … Continue reading →

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China day 27 – Guilin/Yangshou

Posted on Wednesday, 22 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We stayed in Yangshou overnight at the sister hostel to the one we are staying at in Guilin.  It is in a good position down an alley of the main tourist street, but is much smaller.  It’s clean and tidy … Continue reading →

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China day 25 – Guilin

Posted on Monday, 20 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We have arrived in Guilin!  And it is hot and humid.  The hostel is in a great location just off the Li Jiang river and close to a low-rise pedestrianised shopping area, apparently designed by an architect from Birmingham!  The … Continue reading →

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China day 24 – Wuhan, leaving at last

Posted on Sunday, 19 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Hurrah!!!  The tickets for tonight’s train to Guilin finally make an appearance after lunch.  We have been hanging around the hostel for them all morning and moved out of our room on the strength of the staff’s repeated assurances that … Continue reading →

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China day 23 – Wuhan

Posted on Saturday, 18 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Still no sign of any rail tickets, but the hostel staff seem more confident that they will have the tickets later today for tomorrow’s train.  We can only wait and hope!  There is not much left to see here and … Continue reading →

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China day 22 – Wuhan

Posted on Friday, 17 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Aaaargh!!!  We are stuck in Wuhan to strains of Hotel California! We have been unable to get any train tickets to Guilin.  What was intended to be an overnight stop has turned into a potential 5-day enforced sojourn.  Getting rail … Continue reading →

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China day 21 – Wuhan

Posted on Thursday, 16 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Another gloriously sunny day despite a haze hanging over the city.  Andy is still unwell and finally resorts to taking the antibiotics we brought with us.  Today we pack up our belongings in anticipation of our departure this evening for … Continue reading →

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China day 20 – Wuhan

Posted on Wednesday, 15 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We wake to a sunny and very warm day.  Andy is still ill and I have developed a cold and ache all over.  Nonetheless we organise our laundry – the hostel do washing for 90p a load – and we … Continue reading →

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