Hello, On Garaths Birthday we went to MeiMei's cafe for lunch and then to the park. We found an awesome zip line it takes you accross the lake then back again. We got some funny photos and a video or two. In the evening we went to Mekong cafe and I treated him to a birthday banquet. We had beef and lemongrass balls, spring rolls, Chicken fricasee, steamed veg with peanut sauce and sticky rice, followed by his surprise cheesecake. We havent realy done much since...

Hello Last night we went walking around to find somewhere to eat and found a nice hostel, so we checked out the rooms and theyre realy nice. We stayed at the hotel last night and got our money back from the Hotel for the second night. We have moved to the Hostel this morning. The Hotel wasnt quite what we were hoping for it was ok but we were hoping to use the swiming pool and gym facilities, and they were closed for renovations, so it wasnt realy worth the extr...

Nihao! My Birthday was brill I got very drunk at the Bad Monkey, Thank you for all your lovely messages. We landed in Jinghong safely today though the flight was quite bumpy. Were about to go out and explore the area. The internet is crap here and you have to pay for it, so the next time I blog we might be in Laos. Love you all lots, speaky soon !

Were Back in Dali Old Town at The Lilly Pad Hostel. We got upgraded for free from a 2 bed dorm to a double ensuite room for my birthday! Thank you to everybody for my birthday wishes, Its lovely to hear from you all. Were having the best weather I think I've ever had on my birthday. Garath bought me some funky red flowerdy trousers, bells on strings, a bracelet/necklace thingy, and earings. All very colourfull! Were going for some food later and a couple of dr...

Hello! Nihao! We got to Lijiang on Saturday and booked in at the Garden Inn. We met some new friends Anna, Nichola, and Tom. They were also doing the Tiger leaping gorge trek, so we decided to all go together. Safety in numbers! We started off early leaving our big bags at the hostel and just taking fresh panties in our back packs for the next day. We got the bus to the start of the trek 'Qiao tou Town', which took 2 hours and began walking at 10:00. We got to...