<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 22 August: Pansegui We were up just after 06h20 and ready to go, bags on our backs at 07h00. We met Mama inside with Andrew who would accompany us to the train station. We were given some fruit by her for our travels, a banana and apple each. It had been raining hard the evening and had shown no signs of subsiding in the early hours of the morning. At least the minivan mama had organ...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 21 August: Lijiang The alarm went off at just before 08h00, we wanted to double check prices and times for the bus to Chengdu, before buying from Mama Naxis. Along the way we stopped for a breakfast of beef noodles and also some dumplings on the side. Most of the shops were still closed at this time and unfortunately so were the travel agencies. We found one open and checked for a bus...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 20 August: Lijiang We were up just after 08h00, dressed and heading out for breakfast, noodles would be the main for today. We decided to try a new restaurant which we found walking towards the town square. Of course we had to try out our newly memorized Mandarin phrases. Both of us greeted and after that I left the ordering to Leanne, my sinus was still blocked and I wasn't particula...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 19 August: Lijiang It had not been one of our best nights, my sinus was still blocked throughout the night and Leanne hardly closed an eye. We finally got up just after 08h30 and started packing, Antone and Valerie were still asleep by the time we had finished so we enjoyed a cup of tea before leaving for breakfast. We checked out, walking down the street with all our bags to the firs...

<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> 18 August: Shangri-La We left at around 07h00, as we walked out the lady met us and requested we pay her 5Y each for showering, this was just a chancer and we left without paying. As we walked down the road we met up with a minivan driving past, the woman was from the guest house where we had eaten the evening before. According to her there was no bus going to Shangri-La today and she...