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Fun In Dali | Jun 18 06'
"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 »
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A wonderful start in Dali 大理 | Mar 29 05'
"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 »
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Old Town Dali | Aug 11 06'
"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 »
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Dali | Dec 04 07'
"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 »
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The First of the Old Towns | May 03 07'
"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 »
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watch the time, float on by | May 01 07'
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 »
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Temples and cobblestones | Jul 30 06'
"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 »
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"Dali Delicacies" | Jul 07 07'
"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 »
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Dali | Nov 09 06'
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 »
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Dali | Jun 03 06'
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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Popular Dali Hotels
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Popular Dali Things to Do
- Cycling and exploring small Bai villages around the lake.
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