Travels in Asia: 2005

Hey everyone!

Hope you're all doing well.  We've had about enough of China by now... well not quite, just running out of time since our visa expires on the 6th.  But yeah, we made it to Kunming in a sleeper bus - by this we mean a bus filled with 37 bunk beds with Paulina and I being shoved into the very back bottom corner right where the engine is with a ceiling of bunk beds above us hence no air circulation (5 beds across in the back) and no air conditioning that far back.  It was honestly hotter than a sauna.  Otherwise really comfortable but you can't do much with yourself in heat like that.  The ride took nearly 13 hours but we made it to Kunming and against Liz's instructions of staying at the Camila we decided to go to the Hump - highly recommended by all other travelers we met.

We've been relaxing here for the last couple of days - not much else you can do in a big city.  Went saw Star Wars last night, a stone forest in Shilin today and off on a 25 hour sleeper bus tomorrow.  Once in Laos don't know how advanced technology will be.  They don't have ATM machines - and the only one they do have in the capital city isn't connected to the world - so as to email and uploading equipment... well we'll see.

Other than that we've been doing well - treating ourselves to great Chinese food by pointing at what other people are eating and saying we want it.  The places here have no menues and unless you know what the stuff is called there's absolutely no way to communicate to the waitresses what you want to eat... unless you mime out a chicken or a cow - but what you'll get with it will always be a surprise.  So although the food is really good, it's always a bit of a surprise and hit and miss thing when you order.

Trying to post some more shots as well but the connection we have is horrible so it's not really working.  We'll do our best, but sooner or later we'll have to go to bed.

Take care