a blog by Jim George
So we finally reached further into the mountainous reaches of Yunnan to the sacred Meili Xueshan range. The tallest peak has never been climbed - quite a number of attempted and have either turned back or been killed. The Tibetan Buddhists regard this as one of the most sacred peaks and thousands make pilgramages there [...]
The closest big town to the 美丽雪山 is the famous town of Shangri-La. We stopped here for an evening. It was cold, and we were at a high enough elevation to be mildly affected by the altitude. Still the scenerey and uniquness of the town kept spirits up.
We visited a temple area of the town. [...]
As our group made its way out to the mountains we stopped at a few other sites along the way. The first was a trip deep into the Leaping Tiger Gorge. We hiked down and up in the day and lazed around the stony river bed for a few hours. A great icebreaker for the [...]
Quickly leaving the bustling dirty city of Yunnan, we took the 8 hour bus ride through 大理 (Dali) to 丽江 (Lijiang), an ancient city deeper into the mountains of Yunnan. However the city still felt a little touristy and we were itching to get into the rural areas.
We found a hiking tour guide who was [...]
I spent 6 days in the southerly Chinese province of 云南 (Yunnan) China. It was a quick trip but a lot of ground was covered. Starting in the capital city of 昆明 (Kunming) the first stop was the 石林 (Stone Forest), a natural phenomenon a few hours drive from the city center.
I was a little [...]
So that photo a day thing didn’t get any traction. So here I’m posting a few from the past few weeks. Read the captions for more details.
There has been a slight change of plans here. I will be ending my internship Google earlier than expected. Today is actually my last day. It is due to some unexpected expenses associated with overseas employment. Because of these expenses it isn’t practical for me to continue working for the next two months. However, this [...]
My next destination is booked for the end of this month.
First I’ll be heading to Taipei, Taiwan to visit a friend who is gracious enough to let me stay. While there I plan to make it to the Digital Art Festival Taipei . I’ll also check out some of the local famous sites like the [...]
