I took the night bus back to Kunming, then caught a cab to the airport followed by a flight out of China to Bangkok.
Bangkok
I arrived and checked into Dave’s Soi 1 guesthouse. A backpackers hangout. I made friends with a group of people within minutes of arrival. We spent the next 3 days partying and drinking. [...]

The forecast for TLG on Thursday was not looking good. The group I’d planned to go with decided to wait for a few days. After asking around for some local advice, I headed up there on my own.
The nearest village to the start of the trek is a two hour bus ride north of Lijiang. [...]

I was struggling with China, I had been refused entry to an Internet cafe in Jinghong, and ignored when asking for help in Kunming. Where was the friendliness I’d found throughout the rest of south east Asia? Later, I was told that it’s common for westerners to be refused to join tours or stay in [...]

I’m in Jonghong, China. The border crossing from Laos was easier than I expected, it took about 40 minutes. The Chinese officials gave my passport an extensive going over before deciding to let me into their intriguing country.
At the border I saw two Chinese people shouting and fighting, it hit me just how mellow the [...]