After having farewelled the girls last night, I was up bright and early for a public bus to the Dali bus station, then to nearby (about 2 hours away) Jianchuan, where I caught a minibus to Shaxi, a tiny rural town nestled in a valley. Of course, not before breakfast. Baozi again with hot soymilk….
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Day 15: Yunnan, yuan, and youtiao This post is for days 13/14/15. It’s currently day 18, but I haven’t been able to post – I underestimated the Great Firewall of China: Facebook, Google, Youtube, even Google Maps are blocked. I didn’t prepare a VPN or even a proxy, so I wasted a few hours in…
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It’s currently 1am on Labour Day – I got off the train at a few hours ago at 8pm – and I’ve had more than a few beers. Below are my notes from the 36 hour train ride I was just released from. 8am: Depart Saigon station, after 30 mins transferred to bus for another…
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