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Chiang Mai

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

I love Chiang Mai!

It’s such a beautiful and interesting place. And very relaxing. I’ve been having a laid-back 5 days. I’ve gone to see Buddhist temples and took a cooking class yesterday, where I learned to make dishes such as hot and sppicy prawns, spring rolls, and fried bananas.. Now when I come home I can cook Thai food focr everyone! 😛 There was another Seattle girl in the class.Tomorrow, I’m thinking of renting a bike and exploring outside the city walls.

I’m not sure how much longer I’m going to spend in Chiang Mai. Or even exactly where I’m going next- perhaps Vientiane, Laos. That’s the freedom that comes with not being told what to do!

Solo

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Well, it’s just me now.We left Beibei in Shenzhen when we went to Hong Kong on Saturday. Then on Sunday, Gustav and Cameron left me to go back to Beijing. I miss them. 🙁 I’m very grateful to have started my trip with in a group.

But I’ve found travelling on my own is more relaxing and slow-paced than travelling in a group. I can make my own decisions, go where I want to go, sleep in all I want. No worrying about what others want to do!

I got into Bangkok last night. Cindy (yay Cindy!) got me in contact with her relatives so that I would know someone in the city and have a place to stay! I’m so unbelievably happy for that. I’m staying at her aunt’s house, and she’s incredibly kind. She went on her own solo round-the-world journey when she was 28. And when she showed me her garden, a lizard as long as my forearm was hanging out on the wall.

Bangkok’s awesome!

Dali

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Hello from Dali! This city is by far my favorite place in China. The air is clean, it's beautifully placed in a valley by a lake, and the drivers are slightly less crazy. (We actually felt safe enough to ride ... [Continue reading this entry]

It’s raining, it’s pouring

Friday, July 11th, 2008
The old man is snoring. Yeah, the weather in Kunming is terrible today. Rain, thunder, lightning. Actually, it feels a lot like Seattle. :) A major road is flooded, so we had to skip our bus ride to Dali today and go ... [Continue reading this entry]

Pictures

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
It takes FOR EVER to upload pictures here, so I'm just going to post a few for now!   China cool metal design!   flutterby! [Continue reading this entry]

We’re stuck, but the food is good

Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Hello! Right now we've been stuck in Xi'an for 5 days. Our original plan was to leave after 3 days via train to Kunming, but all the tickets have been sold out until the 13th. So we made the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Giant Buddhas and Precarious Monasteries

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
These past few days have been awesome. We took a train from Beijing to Datong, a very industrial city without much natural beauty. Our hostel was right next to a coal burning facility. The countryside around the city ... [Continue reading this entry]