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  • Chuck2006

    Fun In Dali | Jun 18 06'

    by Chuck2006 a 34 year old male traveling as a couple, on vacation in Dali

    "Dali Stuff"

    We got out of Kunming the day after on a 7 hour train on a "hard seat".  We sat down as 2 young chinese lads and a chinese girl sat in front o... Continue reading »

  • Afa

    A wonderful start in Dali 大理 | Mar 29 05'

    by Afa a real traveler from Asia, on vacation in Dali

    "Great time in Dali"

    Dali 大理Taking night train to Dali, on the train, there were a lot of men smoking inside the cabin, they were aware of “no smoking” in the cabin but... Continue reading »

  • Laus and James

    Old Town Dali | Aug 11 06'

    by Laus and James a female traveling as a couple, on vacation in Dali

    "I found them with lit incense, praying to a buddha-like statue"

    We arrived in New Dali and jumped on the squashy number 4 bus to take us to Old Town Dali.  After half an hour of standing in the aisle with o... Continue reading »

  • Fiona & Dave Slater

    Dali | Dec 04 07'

    by Fiona & Dave Slater a 30 year old female traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Dali

    "Beautiful city, fantastic cake......"

    Took a sleeper train from Kunming to Dali- cabin of 4 beds to ourselves and comfier than some of the hotels we've stayed in! Arrived about 7am and... Continue reading »

  • Sounds like Craig

    The First of the Old Towns | May 03 07'

    by Sounds like Craig a 29 year old male from Auckland, on vacation in Dali

    "Dali, city of smoka gunja."

    Ah Dali, the city of smoka gunja.As I waited in Dali city for the number 4 bus to take us to the old city, standing in the shade of a pillar lookin... Continue reading »

  • happy-wanderer

    watch the time, float on by | May 01 07'

    by happy-wanderer a 25 year old female from New Zealand, on vacation in Dali

    What can I say about a place were the minute you walk into town, pack still on your back, you are lead through some alleyway, up some narrow s... Continue reading »

  • Travelbabs

    Temples and cobblestones | Jul 30 06'

    by Travelbabs a 27 year old female, on vacation in Dali

    "Disconcertingly the face massage involved the inside of my nose getting a good rub!"

    ToiletsArriving in Dali was quite a mission from Yangshuo involving a sleeper night train and then a 6 hour bus journey the next day and a few hour... Continue reading »

  • Travelling Lousies!

    "Dali Delicacies" | Jul 07 07'

    by Travelling Lousies! a traveling as a couple from Leicester, on vacation in Dali

    "I ordered Pork with chili which turned out to be pork fat in sauce and just about stomached enough to feel full"

    Next up was Dali, an ancient gateway to both Tibet and Burma. The town itself is in two parts with the historic old town some 15km's from the new t... Continue reading »

  • Jamie and Tal

    Dali | Nov 09 06'

    by Jamie and Tal a real traveler from London, on vacation in Dali

    After 4 hours we arrived in Dali. We soon discovered that they dropped us off in the new part of Dali, so we took a local bus to the old town.... Continue reading »

  • MattHartzell

    Dali | Jun 03 06'

    by MattHartzell a 26 year old male from State College, on vacation in Dali

    It was another overnight train to Dali, this one only lasting 7 hours and on the same type of nice, new train I took from Guangzhou to Guilin. I... Continue reading »

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