Monday morning in DaliNot long after breakfast here,came out without pen and paper and feel like writing.I'm at a loose end while i wait for a few of the gang who are at the post office before we hire a few push bikes to wander round on and see the place.Foreigner street seems to be the best place for food which of course is where we had breakfast this morning.Last night was entertaining,Sunday evening and i managed to get chinese take-away from a local restu...

Dali in the rainWell after an early start rolled into Dali by lunchtime today.Staying at a cracking hotel for two nights and get to see the place.Not done much with my day today apart from heading into town for dinner and playing with the buttons to upload photos for your amusement.It's been raining most of the afternoon and wanted to take it easy today,last night we had our fancy dress party where we dressed one another up in outfits of ridiculous taste.I ha...

Tiger Leaping gorge in the monsoon.In a cafe with Tracey Chapman singing some song repeating the words three thousand miles away,(ironic,i thought) i have no idea how far i am from home but know i've crossed a lot of land to be sitting on my backside in China.It's Saturday afternoon coming up to three o'clock here in Lijiang,home for one more night and then we travel south to Dali for two nights before heading for the border to cross into Laos.It'...

The city of LhasaLeft the Tibetan plains,we had spent in total 3 nights on the roof of the world with the yaks and the people of Tibet.Back on the truck and heading east to the city of Shigatse,the second largest city in Tibet and the traditional home to the Panchem Lama,the spiritual leader of the Buddhists.Also it is home to the largest Buddhist monastary in the country and has an 80ft Budda in one of it's chapels,i didn't get to see it but wandered pas...

Stopped at the borderAlthough i'm in Lhasa - Tibet i could be mistaken for being in China already! I'm currently in Lhasa the largest city in Tibet.From a culture point of view this city is Tibetan but commerically it belongs to the chinese,everywhere is light up in neon lights and where possible the chinese lay claim to this city.It's a lot of history to try and explain.Left Kathmandu on the 11th,saying farewell to Thor who has de...