Fri 20/7 Started today off with a cooking class in the morning! It was great fun! We got taken to the local market to buy the food, it is the biggest market in Yangshuo, every thing was done in the one place, live stock taken in (chickens, ducks, dogs, cats etc) killed, hung, prepared. Doubt they would have passed a british health inspection, especially as people sell food nearby and smoke etc. Still the place was very clean and stink free considering what was g...

Tue 17/7 (TODAY) Thank god today was a travel day because there was thunder and torrential rain! Sat at the hostel till around 4pm when we finally bit the bullet and headed out to catch our bus for Yangshuo! Thankfully it wasn't too heavy when we left! After sitting on the bus longer than we should have we realised we had gone past Yangshuo (we were told Yangshuo was the final stop!lol) But luckily we knew where we were (thank god for our lonely planet guides!) ...