Camino Confidential

Guilin On arrival in Guilin, we were driven to our hotel (40 mins) only to find that it was FULL UP with conference delegates! We had to get...

Our hotel room on 17th floor faced west (setting sun) and was boiling hot, just like Burswood. Our guide took us to the hotel's Chinese ...

Photo on the wall of Zhongdian Airport showing the scene in mid winter. Imagine leaving Zhongdian in 8 degrees and arriving in Kunming by pl...

Sumtseling Monastery 300 hectares inside 800 monks Built 1687 This monastery was first on our agenda this morning.  The weather was only dri...

Lijiang to Zhongdian Travelling in our "people mover", we went by road 1.5 hours to Leaping Tiger Gorge, mostly following a tribut...

When the lights go on, the Old Town takes on an entirely different character and crowds flock in to see it. Top left: Val tries yak meat. To...

Lijiang This is the nicest place so far. The old town is completely pedestrian and a World Heritage Site. Our driver stopped at one of t...