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EPILOGUE: THE CURSE OF THE TRAVELLER
ADVENTURE

EPILOGUE: THE CURSE OF THE TRAVELLER

It’s the curse of the travellerAin’t gonna let you beThe curse of the travellerAnd it sure got a hold of … Continue reading EPILOGUE: THE CURSE OF THE TRAVELLER

China

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th – THE JOURNEY BACK

Packing up in Dave and Jenny’s flat, we are hot and bothered. We have so much stuff to fit into … Continue reading FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th – THE JOURNEY BACK

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12th – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th. HONG KONG: PERFECT BLUE BUILDINGS
China

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12th – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th. HONG KONG: PERFECT BLUE BUILDINGS

We reside in Hong Kong for a week, living with my cousin Dave and his girlfriend Jenny in their tiny … Continue reading SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12th – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th. HONG KONG: PERFECT BLUE BUILDINGS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th – OUT!
China

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th – OUT!

We arrive in Guangzhou at 7am. The air is thick with pollution and the roads and sidewalks crammed with people … Continue reading FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th – OUT!

China

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th – NIGHT BUS TO CANTON.

We waste the day in Graceland Café, across the street from the Silang Hotel. Ron and Yvonne are there, along … Continue reading THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th – NIGHT BUS TO CANTON.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th – SUZANNAH’S CAFÉ, YANGSHUO, 7:55AM.
China

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th – SUZANNAH’S CAFÉ, YANGSHUO, 7:55AM.

This time of day, sipping coffee at a table, on a street, in a town, beneath a jungle-covered peak in … Continue reading WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th – SUZANNAH’S CAFÉ, YANGSHUO, 7:55AM.

China

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th – ALWAYS ON MY MIND.

Well, whatever it was that was on my mind on Sunday, I have forgotten, as it is now Wednesday. I … Continue reading SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6th – ALWAYS ON MY MIND.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5th
China

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5th

Morning finds us travelling through the moonscape karst mountains of Hunan province. The limestone pinnacles, clothed in green and barren … Continue reading SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5th

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th – “THE GREAT RAILWAY BAZAAR”, TRAIN NUMBER  166, KUNMING TO GUILIN, 12:30PM
China

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th – “THE GREAT RAILWAY BAZAAR”, TRAIN NUMBER 166, KUNMING TO GUILIN, 12:30PM

And so at last, we come to our final train journey in China, the Kunming-Guilin Express. Together with our Dutch … Continue reading FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th – “THE GREAT RAILWAY BAZAAR”, TRAIN NUMBER 166, KUNMING TO GUILIN, 12:30PM

China

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

Arriving in Kunming at 5:30 am, we go straight to the railway station and buy soft sleeper tickets out for … Continue reading THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

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