Monday, May 6, 2013

The China Chronicles Day 15 & 16 - Dali P2 & Erhai Lake & Cangshan Mountains - Photo






[Day 15 S]
-> Lets ride around Erhai! After getting extremely lost we made it to the other side or Erhai and hired some bikes

That restaurant we ate at. Open kitchen, much?








From dried penis to mushrooms bigger than a basketball. Horns of all kinds. I swear this was some herbal travelling medicine market.









One thing i had to try around china was pancake. It was my benchmark. They weren't too bad.









We set off for Erhai. I have no idea what we did or how we did it. We took a bus, it stopped in the middle of nowhere. We then took some trike/tuk tuk after working for an hour









This tuktuk took us to the other side or Erhai. From here we walked and stumbled across a bicycle shop. We managed to hire bikes and go for a ride around part of Erhai. Erhai is HUGE. I would imagine it would take a day or two to navigate around









Straining?











We were dying. The long walk and heat. Some fruits to refresh.









Stopping for lunch? lol. No idea what we ordered. Jordan managed to order us some cabbage. There was no meat, we ended up with the spicy mini crayfish things. That you eat whole. Head, claws and all.























After lunch we continued our bike ride.








After the bike ride we proceeded back. We took a taxi that dropped us again in the middle of no where.
Some how we caught a bus that dropped us near Dali.  We then started walking and ended up walking into the city.









We had a very interesting day journey. No idea how was went and returned. Thanks to Jordan and his bit of Chinese. We returned safety









VB in the middle of no where. Jordan's backpackers.












Trying something different for dinner haha. Pizza it is.











Pizza in Dali.






















[Day 16 S]
-> Loved Dali so much so we stayed another day
-> Took some horses up the mountain 'Cangshan' then hiked a 'Cloudy Tourist Road' to an epic pool of crystal blue waters 'Seven Dragon Maidens Pond'
-> Said bye to Jessica and moved to Lijiang



































Can you see our lunch running around? We didn't want to wait for chicken so we had cup noodles.









Pretty steep climb. My friend slipped. I ran down to help him










This was also one trip I had no idea how we ended up on. We wanted to go up the mountain but heard you have to pay entry. So somehow we got horses up the mountain? The horses go up a back trail so we dont have to pay lol. Dodgy or what?






It was unreal the climb. I think you would struggle on foot climbing up the steep rocky roads. But these mini horses made it. I think they were more like donkeys.



































 Had some of the best skys in Dali. So blue!
 Jessica was a street artists. We bought her postcards.




The China Chronicles Day 14 - Dali P1 - Photo





#Dali
[Day 14 F]
-> Exploring Dali after we spent the night sleeping on the Sofa due to our accommodation being closed :( at 1am when we arrived
-> Checked out some old school medicine market and the Old City of Dali







Street breakfast in Dali. Don't ask me what it was LOL.  The floor of the restaurant was sand.
I believe this was some form of travelling markets.
They were selling all kinds of things.







Dyed chickens, in the street markets.



























I really wanted to buy these Tibetan style lights. But the girl said they were $100AU. I was shocked!












Some temple/castle wall in Dali.











Medicine market thing I mentioned earlier. They were cooking up meat on a stick











A strange house we found in the middle of no where.











Inside the gloomy house, in the hills of Dali.










Some fruit pancake thingy. No idea the name but it was amazing. We bought one and when we tasted it, we instantly wanted another.























We had steam boat at the guest house for dinner, get to know some new people.









This is our guest house in Dali, Old City. I believe the name was five elements.
It was quiet nice. I liked it.












Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Kota Kinabalu and Beyond - 2013 Trip - KK -> JPN -> KOR -> HK?




DAY 01  KOTA KINABALU / KINABALU PARK HQ / TIMPOHON GATE / ASCEND
MOUNT KINABALU / LABAN RATA
(06:30hrs) Pick-up from your hotel lobby and depart on a 2 hrs journey to Kinabalu Park Headquarter. Collect your packed lunch.
(09:00hr) Our guide will arrange for all necessary registrations, assign you a mountain guide and apply for your ID TAG.
Remember to wear your ID TAG at all times.
You'll then be transferred to starting point – Timpohon Gate – where your journey and quest to the summit of Borneo’s highest mountain begins!
The climb will take approximately 4-5 hours.
The trek will pass by different vegetation zones from Oak and Chestnut to mossy and eventually to alpine type of vegetations.
Arrive and check into Laban Rata Rest House @ 3272m or similar in the late afternoon.
Buffet Dinner at Laban Rata restaurant and overnight.
(Packed Lunch, Buffet Dinner)

DAY 02   LOW’S PEAK / DESCEND MOUNT KINABALU / KOTA KINABALU
(02:00hrs) Wake up for early supper and depart for continuation of journey towards the summit of Mount Kinabalu.
The journey up to the Low's peak @ 4,095m will test your fitness and determination. Depending on speed of trekking, you might be able to experience the glorious sunrise over the majestic Mt. Kinabalu if weather permits.
(07:00hrs) Descend back to Laban Rata for late breakfast and check out.
Trek down to Timpohon Gate for transfer back to the Kinabalu Park Headquarter (est. arrival 13:00hrs to 15:00hrs).
Congratulations, you can now collect your Certificate of Achievement!
Afternoon Tea will be served at the Balsam restaurant in Kinabalu Park.
Transfer back to Kota Kinabalu City. Journey takes approx. 2 hrs.
(Early Supper, Breakfast, Afternoon Tea)








Previous Adventures:
2012 Korea & China
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Korea & Japan 2011




Taiwan 2010




Vietnam & Cambodia 2009












Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The China Chronicles Day 12 & 13 - Kunming - Photo

#Kunming
[Day 12 W]
-> Walkabout - We arrived around midday and decided to explore the famous city Kunming where many people move to due to the perfect weather








[Day 13 T]
-> Stone Forrest
-> Then bus to Dali in the arvo
-> We met Jordan in the Stone Forrest and then later met him again on the bus opposite us going to Dali.



















































































































































20k+ Image Timelapse Compilation - China - Chengdu to Jiuzhaiguo Bus Ride


A rough video i put together with a collection of images taken with my contour while travelling through China.
I also had some small segments from a trip down to Denmark (shot with a D700) and another trip down to Bluff Knoll.

Most of the images were from a 20hr+ bus trip to & from Jiuzhaiguo.

Music by: MrSuicideSheep - He does some of my fav Chillstep mixes. More people should check out his work.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrSuicide...

Yet to completely update the blog - but images are here
http://ayu452-adventures.blogspot.com...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iv9xyucA3U&feature=youtu.be&noredirect=1