Hohhot airport was quite nice but far from the town centre so good job I asked the hostel to drop me instead of trying to get a taxi. Security in China airports is a nuisance. I only have hand luggage and they keep fussing about my liquids so now I take the small bag out of my backpack so they can see the items. That is still not enough for them and they pick a different random item each time to stop it. In Kashgar during my August trip they threw out my shaving ...

Hohhot airport was quite nice but far from the town centre so good job I asked the hostel to drop me instead of trying to get a taxi. Security in China airports is a nuisance. I only have hand luggage and they keep fussing about my liquids so now I take the small bag out of my backpack so they can see the items. That is still not enough for them and they pick a different random item each time to stop it.In Kashgar during my August trip they threw out my shaving c...

It was very easy to wake for the sunrise as the light floods in an illuminates the Yurt. My guides werent waking up as they've seen it so many times so it was up to me. After the initial excitement you realize this is a very slow process taking over an hour. I managed to sleep ok and it wasnt too cold overnight in all the layers of clothes and blankets. Unfortunately someone was a smoker in my sleeping bag so now all my clothes stank. There are no toilets or runn...

It was very easy to wake for the sunrise as the light floods in an illuminates the Yurt. My guides werent waking up as they've seen it so many times so it was up to me. After the initial excitement you realize this is a very slow process taking over an hour. I managed to sleep ok and it wasnt too cold overnight in all the layers of clothes and blankets. Unfortunately someone was a smoker in my sleeping bag so now all my clothes stank.There are no toilets or runni...

Just my luck with me, travelling, and rain. All night I could hear the sound of rain tapping on the window and rooftop. By the morning it was quite heavy. How am I supposed to goto the grasslands now when it will be raining all day, nowhere indoors to cover, and the ground will be all mud. I was thinking they might even cancel it and that I dont feel like going if this is how the weather is going to be.When I came down I said I was going to try to change my fligh...