The tourist towns I visited had some common themes. They were generally full of happy people who were in no hurry to go anywhere. Many dressed up in the traditional dress of the region and did photo shoots. As a result, the streets were full of costume and make-up shops where people would be transformed …
An update, plus impressions of some tourist towns I visited Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot Breakfast was included and it was another feast. The lady here is great. She has some expertise in nutrition from previous work so this morning she server boiled yams and potatoes with Soy milk. I didn’t expect it to be that nice. The veggies were local and very tasty. Even the …
From a small village to tourist central – Jiuhe County to Lijiang Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot It was cold this morning and it had rained last night, so conditions didn’t conspire to get me up and going first thing. I never need an excuse to lie in. Oats, fruit and Nescafe was on my menu this morning. Muesli is too hard to find here and I expect …
Ancient town to cliff temples – Shaxi to Jiuhe County Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot It was such a nice hotel, I didn’t want to leave. Everything here was convenient – food, coffee, supermarket. Plus, I only had 50kms to ride but it did involve a dirty big hill. It was a cool morning and as I ate my breakfast, I could see locals in thick …
City, villages, funerals, hills and another ancient village – Eryuan to Shaxi Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot The hotel where I’ve been for two nights is lovely and so are the family running it. That’s a continuing theme here in Yunnan. It’s such a nice setting. They all greeted me in the morning, then the cat started playing with the straps on my bike, then the little kid …
Today’s ride on Komoot Breakfast was included this morning and I got some rice porridge and noodle soup. It was perfect stodge for a day’s riding. I’m still not feeling well at all, but the lure of a few days off in Kunming motivated me to keep going. I didn’t realise that I was still …
Saturday crowds by the lake – Chengjiang to Kunming Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot I took a rest day in Tonghai and did precisely nothing. I needed to. I definitely had a headcold and fever and didn’t want to make it worse. The other factor was that Miles would be in Kunming when I arrived but would be leaving the next morning. (For those of …
Today’s ride on Komoot I think I have got a chill with the rain, storms and cold weather over the past few days, so after a restless sleep and feeling about 85%, I left town and headed north towards Quliang. Quliang has some hot water springs about 4kms south of the town Miles stayed at …
Today’s ride on Komoot This was to be a very big ride according to Komoot. It turned out not as bad as expected but still a very big day. In the end, the ride was 78km with 1860 vertical. Not that stats matter, but the first 45kms were one big climb, and that’s definitely harder …
The guy at reception organized a local bus for me and after much talking, I finally got into the little van and we all took off up the mountain. The other occupants were getting exasperated with the driver as she and the hotel guy discussed what to do with me. So, when I got in, …
