Hobart, Tasmania, Australia We landed in Hobart around 10:00 at night, a little too late for a decent meal. We managed to find a pub that was open, serving fine cashews and crisps. With a side of beer, and some fine live music, we were set. In fact we were in heaven. The music was …
Melbourne, Australia After long day of travel, finally arrived in the land down under. Checked in at YHA Metro in Melbourne. Tired… ————————————— ————– We landed in Melbourne at the start of their “cold” season, to get away from the heat and monsoons of the tropics. We really hadn’t prepared ourselves for the psychological effect …
Macau, MacauMonday, May 22, 2006 We spent an afternoon in Central Hong Kong, before catching the ferry to The Historic City of Macau. After a month in China, Hong Kong suddenly felt like an incredibly modern, fun, relaxing place to be (especially now that Joanne was feeling better). There is a huge variety of shops, …
Shanghai, ChinaWednesday, May 17, 2006 Checked in to Zhongya Hotel close to Shanghai rail station. Shanghai is hopping! ——————————————————————– We took a first class (soft sleeper) train car to Shanghai, which we thought was well worth the extra 50% charge, ($50 USD for hard sleeper, $75 for soft sleeper). With soft sleeper, we only had …
Beijing, ChinaSunday, May 14, 2006 We’ve wrapped up our tour of China with Imaginative Traveler, and are now on our own. We’re staying at the Shengdayuan Hotel in Beijing (phone: 010-68521188, I think). After the tour ended, we returned to the Tiannamen square and the forbidden city to take in the sights without the rains. …
Beijing, China Friday, May 12, 2006 We started our visit to Beijing with a visit to the forbidden city, which was dampened a bit by rains. Friday night we got to see some incredible Chinese acrobatics at the theater. Saturday we got up at the crack of dawn to drive 3 hours to a lesser …
Xi’An, China Xi’An – home of the famous Tera Cotta Warriors
Xiahe, China Rough bus ride to Xiahe – making our way off the Tibetan Plateau after 6 days.
Songpan, China After a death defying 9 hour bus ride along narrow, windy roads, through the mountains, we made it to the Tibetan Plateau, very thankful to have not gone over the edge, nor crashed into an oncoming vehicle or animal. We started in Songpan (at 2800m) for 3 nights, before a more sane bus …
