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Conclusion: Sixty Seconds' Worth of Distance Run

June 24, 2014
The Leavers Tram PartyOf all of the blogs that I write, I hope that this is the one that I get right.  So often I read back through what I have written about a place and been frustrated about how I haven’t been able to convey what it...

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May: The Hong Kong Bucket List

June 24, 2014
A last sunrise at HKUST  10000 Buddha's Monastery Nine months after landing in Hong Kong for my year abroad, May had ...

Caerphilly, Wales

June 21, 2014
Caerphilly’s Dramatic Castle ... Continue ...

Cardiff, Wales

June 20, 2014
Cardiff Bay ... Continue ...

Shilin Stone Forest - 石林

June 09, 2014
The Stone ForestTourists, tourists everywhereOur last major outing from our time in Yunnan Province was to the town of ...

Jianshui - 建水县

June 07, 2014
The Twin Dragon BridgeThe wildcard destination at the end of our Yunnan trip, none of us knew what to expect from the ...

Yuanyang Rice Terraces - 元阳县

June 06, 2014
The Rice TerracesA local village in the mist One of the archetypal views of Asia are the stunning terraces that rice ...

Dali - 大理

June 03, 2014
The Three Padogas, DaliDali Old Town With a name that conjures up the surname of a Spanish painter rather than a ...

Tiger Leaping Gorge - 虎跳峡

June 01, 2014
The Yangtze River at the Bottom of Tiger Leaping GorgeThe start of the trailAs the only sight in Yunnan that I had ...

Lijiang - 丽江

June 01, 2014
Black Dragon Pool Park Lijang’s garish Old TownWe arrived on our sleeper train (the K9610) from Kunming at 7am and got ...