Arrived and got through passport control quite swiftly, paid about US $20 for a visa.The humidty hits you as you step out of the airport.The City River Hotel was such a welcome luxury compared to Bangkok. Good value for money and great location.We cheated a little and hired a local taxi and English speaking guide to take us around Angkor Wat...as we had limited time in Siem Reap we thought this the best way of seeing everything in a short space of time. It was al...

Got a shuttle bus from the airport but it dropped us off too far away from the hotel to walk with heavy rucksacks, so flagged a taxi down to get to the hotel, you'd be pleased to know my taxi flagging hasn't waned! Our hotel was smack right in the middle of Chinatown. It was by far the worst hotel we had stayed in on our whole travels to-date. No window, felt very claustraphobic...suffice it to say we didn't spend too much time in it!Ov...

Hong Kong Population 7M Province: Hong Kong Special Admin Region Location: Situated on the Pearl River DeltaIf you're interested:  previously HK belonged  to Guangdong Province in the north. After the Opium War in 1842, it was ceded to Great Britain as a colony. Upon HK's return to China on 1st July 1997, HK became a Special Administrative Region (SAR). It is now a financial, trading and business centre...and a shopper's paradise!  ...

Yangshuo - Population: 300,000 Province: Guangxi Zhuang Located: Li River17 & 18/11 - We stayed somewhere overnight, but very sorry, its been a while as I haven't updated the log and cant remember where, but all I can remember is that whilst travelling to the train station on the morning of the 18th I was wasnt feeling very well. We had to catch an overnight train to Guilin. This was the worst journey I've ever had, it was the journey from hell for me...

14/11 - After catching a local bus we arrived at the industrial city of Chongqing - City Population 7.2m. gateway to the Yangzi River. The bus ride took 8.5 hours and was through some of the worst roads we've seen and experienced so far. As it was public bus the locals were bringing all sorts of birds and animals on it, and the spitting...lets just say its pretty disgusting even on board the bus!! We boarded the boat at 7pm, setting sail at 8pm. The cabin wa...