We are allowed a late start today, so we leave the hotel at 9.30am Our room looks out toward a school,and the road in front of the school is being resurfaced. As the kids start arriving for school at about 7.30 there is a woman set up with her mobile kitchen and she is making hot wraps Goreme the kids for either breakfast or lunch. She puts the mixture, like pancake mix on a round hot plate and spreads it thinly. Then she adds vegetables or other toppings and rol...

Today was an absolute highlight. The cruise on the River Li from Guilin to Yangshou is fantastic. Our boat along with more than 20 others set off at 9.30 am for the 60km journey that would take around 4 hours. It's like follow the leader as the river is quite shallow and so the boats have to weave their path through the deeper spots. The water us quite clear and you can see the stones on the bottom a lot of the time. The boat has 3 levels and we have seats at tab...