On the way to Xian, we stopped off at the 142m high Maiji Shan (mountain), which has sheer cliffs and into which numerous caves were carved and Buddhist sculptures had been placed. Apparently the first carvings and sculptures were made about the 4th century and worked continued for more...
Travel in Tibet has been on our bucket list for decades. Our travel experience in Tibet has been everything we had hoped for...huge mountains, spectacular scenery, deep valleys and exceptionally high mountain passes, ancient history and rural people not yet overrun by development.
The road we set off on from...
China Part 2 - Kunming - Tiger Leaping Gorge - Chengdu
Yippee. We race to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, to collect Ursula, our lovely daughter, from the airport. She will spend three weeks travelling with us. We miss our children terribly, and this is the only downside of...
China
Independent overland self drive travel in China is only possible with special permits, as well as having a government approved guide with you 24/7. This is very costly and a huge limitation on free spirited travel. There are however benefits in terms of communications and dealing with the ridiculous...
