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Photo of the Day 9/11

Sean — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:48:03 +0000

Read on about the Dali wall!

Photo of the Day 8/5

Sean — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:53:45 +0000

Read on about Dali!

Photo of the Day 7/31

Sean — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:45:30 +0000

Read on about the Cangshan Mountains in Dali, Yunnan.

Photo of the Day 7/15

Sean — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:52:23 +0000

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Photo of the Day 5/4

Sean — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:05:44 +0000

Dali is located in the north of Yunnan Province in between Lijiang and Kunming. The city itself has an Old town and New town, the older section having been fortified. The entire city is situated between the Cangshan mountains and Erhai Lake, producing a stunningly beautiful area. This picture was taken standing on the thick [...]

Dali – Day 4

Sean — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:12:34 +0000

So this morning we took the private car from Lijiang to Dali. It cost 200rmb in total (we were supposed to be 4, but Matt stayed behind). Along the way we saw some interesting things. First we saw three Yaks walking on the highway while keeping to the right. The two parents and their baby [...]

Dali – Day 3

Sean — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:02:30 +0000

The taxi driver who took us to Cangshan offered to take us around anywhere we wanted for 100rmb. Well this morning, his ‘hao peng you’ (good friend) showed up instead. He first took us to a minority village turned into a tourist trap. The entrance fee was 50rmb ($7.25) and turned out to be garbage, [...]

Dali – Day 2

Sean — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:09:09 +0000

For the second day’s activities we decided to stop first at the Cangshan Mountain (about 15-20rmb taxi ride from Old Dali). The entrance fee is 80rmb per person + 30rmb environmental protection fee. This includes round trip tickets on the gondola. I highly recommend this cheap option because the only other option is a 10 [...]

Dali – Night 1

Sean — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:12:36 +0000

Last night after dinner we returned to the Bad Monkey. Ganja flows freely through this local expat/english-speaking Chinese bar. Nick’s girlfriend Fey found a pretty girl and set her mind on getting this girl in my bed that night. Within the span of 5 minutes I went from sitting at the other end of the [...]

Dali – Day 1

Sean — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:56:01 +0000

Recently I’ve been exposed to a variety of music and culture outside of my experience. People say that no matter the circumstances of the interaction, you will learn something as a result. From Matt and Nick, it’s “man up;” from Mark, it’s that everything can be good if you just let it slide; and from [...]