Yunnan

A picture is worth a thousand words: Flying over Kunming

March 17, 2010

This is an oldie but a goodie. Way back in November 2008, a good friend and I did a 10 day trip to China. Braving dodgy, local airline companies, we made it to Kunming and Lijiang. Cold, remote and ancient. We hired guides that could hardly speak English and explored dark, traditional tea houses in […]






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A picture is worth a thousand words: Pig’s Head

May 14, 2009

Baisha Old Town – Yunnan ChinaNovember 2008 This is one of my favourite pictures of all time. Many people can’t understand why. To me, it embodies everything that is precious about travel: the opportunity to witness the abnormal. J and I were walking through Baisha Old Town, after having spent a few days in Lijiang. […]






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In wenhai …. In the middle of nowhere yunnan

November 21, 2008

I’m in the middle of nowhere having taken a 4 hour horseback trip over a mountain and two lakes. Going to freeze tonight in this random village where no one speaks english and there is no heating. Have been wandering gorgeous ancient chinese villages for two days and squatting over holes in the ground for toilets. People are super sweet. […]






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Lijiang is magic

November 20, 2008

I have never seen a more gorgeous asian setting. Absolute magic!






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Kunming yunnan

November 20, 2008

Freezing coldFab foodSweet peopleStrange chinese techno popGood bathrooms so far10 hours of exhausted sleep (finally)Off to lijiangScared scared scared of what type of accommodations lie ahead… 🙁






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