Today’s ride on Komoot As I left, the streets of Kuytun were being cleaned by an army of street sweepers neatly piling up the leaves for collection, before water trucks gave the place a rinse. The result was a clean, tidy city. I spent nearly ten kilometres in cycle lanes as I edged out of …
Street sweepers to chicken impressions – Kuytun to Todok Read More »
Today’s ride on Komoot I got away at 8:30 but the whole town seems still half asleep. In fact the receptionist was still asleep on a stretcher behind the counter It was nice and cool and I was hoping to get a few kilometers done before that changed. I got some water at a small …
Today’s ride on Komoot My muesli and bananas this morning was exceptional, as was the Nescafe I had. I’ve been away from really good coffee for so long that Nescafe is now about as good as I’m going to get in these parts. There are coffee shops to be found in large cities with a …
Today’s ride on Komoot Another short day coming up. I looked at the hotel breakfast that was included and shamefully turned my nose up at it. So I took bananas and milk to my room and ate muesli with juice and coffee. I’ve been here a while and sometimes I just don’t feel like Chinese …
Today’s ride on Komoot It was a rainy morning and I was tossing up whether to do 33kms to Changji or 70 to Hutubi. I simply couldn’t decide, so I packed and left. By the time I’d left, I was thinking of taking the Hutubi option. I hadn’t factored in the amount of road construction …
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 …
