Gartt

Gareth Rigby

Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Full Member | Member since 17th May 08

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Yunnan Province. Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Kunming

Posted by Gartt | 16th March 2009

Its been a while since my last blog, and I actually left the place im going to be writing about a few days ago but its a place that will linger in my thoughts for a long, long time. Lijiang, in Yunnan province, South Western China is a thouroughly unique place, is a developed city in a basin, flanked on all sides by mountains, the city itself sits at an elevation of 2400m above sea level and is only about 100-150 miles south of the Tibetan border and about 100 miles east of Burma (Myanmar). Like the rest of the province Lijiang is very much a melting pot of cultures and the faces have definitely changed from those in the north.

Lijiang itself is obviously a tourist hotspot and it shows, the old town, which is a vast maze of pedestrian streets and canals, every doorway is either a shop, restaurant or a hotel, no houses or abodes are visible here although a walk around in the morning sees the locals washing from the canals so there must be houses somewhere, that or they live in thei

Continued | Asian Adventure

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Beijing Hostel review: Peking International Youth Hostel
Great place to stay, smack in the middle of Beijing. Within walking distance of a number of sites including the Forbidden City and with easy access to the Subway.
Friendly and helpful staff, rooms were ok and decent value considering the central location. A good, if limited range of food available. I would definately recommend this place to friends.

Overall: 5
Location: 5
Cleanliness: 4
Value: 4
Facilities: 4
Service: 5