I figured since I am flying Air China and I am a Star Alliance Gold member why not book directly with Air China instead of www.ctrip.com. Wrong idea!!! After spending close to 3 hours trying to meet the use of a non-Chinese credit card I … Continue readingAir China woes
It has been over 6 years since I last visited the Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Army. As with all of China nothing stands still except for broken clocks or statues. When we visited this place in April 2006 we took a planned tour from the hotel … Continue readingThe Terracotta Army
On Saturday July 7th we headed to Tang Paradise a park devoted to the history and spirit of the the Tang Dynasty. This park is south of Xi’An and about a 40 minute ride from Zhong Lou circle on the K609 bus that was comfortably air conditioned. … Continue readingXi’An, Martial Arts and Lotus Blossoms
The weather here is much hotter and humid than it was in Lijiang. I arrived mid afternoon on the 4th of July. There were no fireworks or flag waving. I wonder why?? Not:) I visited the Bell Tower and Drum Tower each offers … Continue readingFirst Full Day in Xi’An
On Friday June 29th we went north from Zhongdian (Shangri La) heading for Deqin and Feilai Si. Just after the city of Ben Zi Lan the Jin Sha River takes an impressive bend around a mound in the landscape. After heading north we crossed a 4,200 meter … Continue readingJin Sha River First Bend
We traveled to the pretty much as far as one can travel without the required documents to actually enter Tibet. Deqin is a small city in North West Yunnan Province. 10 km south west lays the town of Feilai Si where the Feilai Si Temple … Continue readingFar Corner of Yunnan China
After 4 days the elusive Jade Dragon Snow Mountain revealed some of its peak Tuesday evening. I have some images that require work so I will show a Pano taken on my iPhone with the Der Man Dar App. The city of Lijiang rests in the shadow … Continue reading“JD” finally shows more!
For the 3rd day clouds have obscured Jade Snow Mountain. Alister and I rode into Lijiang on the electric bike for some night or predawn images. Here is an image from our Monday morning shoot. We were talking about the idea of many who believe you have … Continue readingDay 3 Lijiang
Several years ago I saw a CCTV program on Lijiang while in China. I have now learned it is a UNESCO city in the mountains of South West China. A few months back I saw a post from Alister Benn of Available Light Images on … Continue readingLijiang My first stop in China
For the trip A roll-a-board thinkTANK Airport TakeOff bag that converts to backpack. It is quite heavy when loaded. Canon 5D MKIII with Kirk L-Bracket. Kirk was kind enough to supply a raw aluminum bracket so I would have in time for this trip! Thank … Continue readingGear in the Bag