Beijing, China
January 12, 2007 in China ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
So many buses .. such little time !
Another 15 hrs ahead of us. It ended up being 16hrs of very cold , freezing fun !
Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
So many buses .. such little time !
Another 15 hrs ahead of us. It ended up being 16hrs of very cold , freezing fun !
Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
Another day ... another bus journey, this time its 16 hrs ... ouch ! The 'bund' area of Shanghai and the 'french concession' , a lovely area that was so european !
loving these buses .... NOT !
this one is meant to be a recliner ... with toilets , look for the update. Well ... it was a sleeper bus but not as clean as we like !!! (10hrs). The view from Gulangyu ,Read more
Wow ... what a journey ,view from the top of victoria peak of hong kong island, Tiffie just before midnight
This is the journey to beat them all -
1. taxi from hotel in Hanoi to bus station.
2. bus to Vietnam border (3hrs)
3. golf cart from china border to bus !
4. bus from china border to NanningRead more
Happy Christmas ... Hanoi style. Back to Hanoi after our visit to Halong Bay ... one night here and then another bus trip to china
Down to Ha Long Bay for boxing day to visit the lovely Cat Ba Island. The bay consists of a dense cluster of 1,969 limestone monolithic islands, each topped with thick jungle vegetation, which riseRead more
After another massive 14hrs in a train we are in Hanoi. The train was not so bad as we had a soft sleeper but finding our hotel was a real pain. Ho Chi Minh embalmed body was put on display in aRead more
We are leaving for Hoi An tonight on the train. Have booked a soft sleeper for the 10 hr trip ... but you never know what you get ! The lovely look of the town did not match the feel !! way too hecticRead more
We did not want to leave Mui Ne but time is running out .... so our next stop is the more up beat city of Nha Trang. We hope to go diving again but only have a couple of days before we catch a trainRead more