It was our last day in China, so I was feeling a bit emotional because, despite the exceptionally hot weather, I knew that it would be a long time before I would come back here again. I had enjoyed so much Chinese culture, their unique landscape and the plenty of funny stories we had experienced…
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Día 9: Crucero por el Río Li: Un viaje impresionante viaje desde Mopanshan a Yangshuo
En Guilin, nos hospedamos en el centro, en Aroma Tea House, un hotel boutique discreto pero confortable con una excelente ubicación, a pocos metros de las orillas del pintoresco lago Ronghu, y un lugar encantador para pasar la noche antes de emprender nuestra aventura en crucero al día siguiente. Nuestro segundo día en Guilin nos…
Day 9: Li River Cruise: Stunning Journey from Mopanshan Pier to Yangshuo
We stayed in the centre of Guilin at Aroma Tea House, a low key yet comfortable boutique hotel with a great location, just metres away from the shores of the scenic Ronghu Lake, happy days :), and lovely place to spend the night before heading onto our next day cruise adventure. Our second day in…
Chengdu a Guilin – Terrazas de arroz Longsheng – Ancient Zhuang – Diaojiaolou – Día 8
Cuando nuestro tiempo en Chengdu llegó a su fin… 😕nos preparamos para nuestro próximo destino: Guilin.. 🥳…Más de 1100 km separan estas dos ciudades, por lo que organicé para llegar allí en avión. Vuelo: El aeropuerto de Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU) es grande, moderno y cuenta con todas las comodidades que se esperan de los aeropuertos…
Chengdu to Guilin – & Longsheng Rice Terraces – Ancient Zhuang – Diaojiaolou – Day 8
After a few months since my last entry, I just happened to have some time to do some writing. And yes it is about China, all positive here. Enjoy… ——————————————————————————————————————————– As our time in Chengdu came to an end, we prepare for our next destination: Guilin. Over 1100 km separate these two cities, so arranged…
Chengdu Base of Giant Panda Breeding & Leshan Giant Buddha – Mum & Son – Colombians in China Day 7
After our heavenly stay at Buddha Zen hotel, Felipe and mum set up for another day of discovery. Below the route map route for our day: The Panda Research Breeding of Giant Pandas The centre is located 10 km from Chengdu city centre. This site was built to simulate in the best possible way the…
Xi’an to Chengdu Bullet Train – Dujiangyan Irrigation System – Colombians Mum & Son in China – Day 6
Our stay in Xi’an was very short as you might have noticed from my last entry about China, because we wanted to continue to the lands of Pandas, here our next day exploration. G89 Bullet Train Xi’an to Chengdu: For this journey, we travelled on 2nd class on the D-Train, also onboard a high-speed train…
Beijing to Xian Bullet Train – Wall City – Tang Palace Dance – Muslim Quarter – Day 5 – Warriors Tour China
We had another early start today, with our train from Beijing to Xian leaving a 6:27 am, we needed to be ready by 5:30 am. Felipe at this point was getting used to the frantic pace of my travel adventures. He seemed to appreciate more the superb gifts that travelling offers. Well, it also helped…
Beijing Forbidden City – Hutongs – Tiananmen Square -Day 4 – Warriors Tour
What a hectic day for us this was!, in the sense that I arranged for us a full day of activities from 7 a.m until quite late at night. A really enjoyable and efficient way to see Beijing, even though we finished knackered at the end of the day. This day experience usually begins…
Great Wall of China: The 6 km Mutianyu section – Day 3 Warriors Tour
Our four days in Beijing allowed us also to experience one of the marvels of the world, the Great Wall of China. In the past, when travelling with my son, anything that involved lots of walking was not popular. But after devouring his book, he was surprisingly interested in the idea of a trek and throughout…
China Warriors Tour Day 1/2: Beijing Airports & The Temple of Heaven
Last August I got on what I would call, one of the most stimulating travel adventures that I have ever embarked on. Among the many and varied destinations on my travel bucket-list, China has been calling out to me for a long time. China, that country that is all over the world, represented by its people…
Londres a Beijing – Heathrow; aeropuertos de Beijing – Aventuras de Viaje Madre e Hijo – Templo del Cielo. Dias Uno & Dos
El domingo pasado me embarqué en una aventura con mi pequeño hijo Felipe, los dos vivimos en Inglaterra y es la primera vez que visitamos Asia juntos . Primera parada Beijing ! Vuelos : Lufthansa Volamos con Lufthansa, escogí esta aerolínea por tres razones; primero porque tenía el segundo precio más favorable para mis fechas…
