Yangshuo in a nutshell Feels like: Palma de Mallorca in the village center. Paradise in the countryside, on a sunny day. What to do: cycling, rock climbing, hiking, going on river cruises and bamboo raft cruises. But all that is more fun when the weather is nice. Where to stay: We stumbled upon a real “Fawlty Towers Hotel”! If we had known that before, we definitely would have booked there (well, at least one night…) Where to eat: West…
The Zen Tea House, Guilin, China No.8 Shijiayuan Road, Qixing District, Guilin, China 541001 Every now and again if I really like a place I like to recommend it, this is such a case. The Zen Tea House is a bit hidden in a backstreet which is a good thing, not so noisy and you have a nice view over one of the many Li River branches. It is located in the heart of Guilin. While we don’t mind…
When you come with low expectations to a place, it’s likely you get pleasantly surprised. So it was with Guilin. A Canadian couple we had met in Mongolia had told us, Guilin wouldn’t really be worth staying long, we should quickly find our way to nearby Yangshou, which was supposed to be much more beautiful. But it turned out, the city is actually quite nice, it’s a small town (well, for China anyway, only roundabout five million inhabitants), and…