Solo in Sichuan
In and around China
This journal gives details into my first real solo back packing trip anywhere in the world...
Btw, im lazy... so it would take me quite a while to write all my travel storie to their entirety and upload the pics. So if you find the journal incomplete check back in a cpl of days (or weeks) and you might be suprised :)
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler SaravK
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Preparation, expectations and departure
will expand on these later..
got my camera after numeruous trips to wukesong
pouring over the lonely planet and several user stor... Continue reading »
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Kangding : (Day 1)
I was excited to start what was to be my first and longest leg of the trip. I planned to go to Kangding and then on to Litang or Tagong grasslands... Continue reading »
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Day trip to Mugecuo lake : (Day2)
Stranded !!
I got up early and went to the Kangding bus station at about 5:30am to get tickets for the... Continue reading » -
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Back to ChengDu : (Day 3)
strolling the empty streets of chengdu on the day before their chinese new year (confirm)
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Day trip to Leshan : (Day 4)
- visting foggy leshan - taking the local ferry to the island to view the giant buddha - trying street and local food - fried dum aaloo - dump... Continue reading » -
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Chinese new year in Songpan : (Day 5)
- Bus ride from ChengDu to Songpan - Dinner with Jim and Friends, fireworks and beer Continue reading » -
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Songpan Horse Trek : (Day 6-8)
After cancelling my plans to go to DaoCheng and Yading (due to buses not running during the Chinese new year), i now had the option of spending 3 t... Continue reading »
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Amazed & Frustrated in JiuZhaiGou : (Day 9-10)
- walking in the park - normal board walks blocked, taking the road - breaking the rules and getting on the boardwalks for some amazing sights -... Continue reading » -
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Last day in ChengDu and back to Beijing
- chengdu food trial gone amiss - sampling local food - flight back to Beijing Continue reading » -
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Reflections on the trip
Back in Beijing, reflections on the trip
- good and bad experiences
- packing : what was useful and what wasnt
- people
- f... Continue reading »
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