...As the title suggests, we've updated the blog with pics from the Terracotta Warrior entry to the most recent Jinghong entry; hope you enjoy them! Sorry they've taken a while!
As the title also suggests, the cycling tour that I excitedly spoke of in the last blog post...didn't happen so much. It wasn't our fault; we fully intended to cycle round local villages once we'd bussed it to Damenglong. However, we were faced with 3 major things stopping us. One, we weren't totally sure we were in Damenglong until the day after we arrived. Two, it was BLOODY HOT. And three, there were no bicycle rental places. So...yeah, failure on the biking tour front. It was still an interesting place to visit though, even if it was a little challenging- we wandered around for an hour trying to find a hotel in the completely non-English speaking dusty little town. We were even able to find a little peace under a faux-Bodhi tree, complete with tiny Buddha, whilst overlooking the gorgeous surrounding countryside: luscious fields and banana plantations stretching to the Myanmar border.
So, back in Jinghong, the plan now is to leave for Mengla tomorrow, then hopefully Laos the next day! Although who knows- our plans seem to change everyday...
To roam the roads of lands remote/To travel is to live (Hans Christian Andersen)
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