Explorer Nige
I hold a Chinese drivers license. That's not an oxymoron, though you could be forgiven for thinking so the way the majority of 'mainlanders' drive. After 7 years in China I though it would be entertaining to reflect on some of my road experiences and all things traffic. Why? It might shed some light on [...]
This is the second half of the tale recounting my Jade Dragon Snow Mountain climbing adventures. In the first instalment, I told the sorry tale of failure, misleading information and disappointment. What follows is an account of events leading to eventual success, but that didn't happen without a lot of planing, a larger team and [...]
This is a story about climbing mountains, sort of. Actually more about adventures in the mountains and hills around Lijiang... It all started with a whimsical idea, to climb the big lump of rock at the end of the garden; the 'famous' Jade Dragon Snow Mountain which featured in all the tourist posters and brochures [...]
