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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: Choose the Correct Chairlift or Suffer

Aug 31, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain near Lijiang, Yunnan

When you imagine spending a day in the mountains, you don’t generally picture yourself second-hand smoking hundreds of cigarettes amidst thousands of people in a large, dimly lit room, but that’s pretty much what a day on the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Xueshan in Chinese) near Lijiang in China‘s Yunnan province looks like for […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: annoying people, China, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lijiang, transportation, Yunnan

Karakul Lake’s Sawut: A Soon-To-Be Global Fast Food Giant

Aug 14, 2013 by Daniel McBane 2 Comments

Muslim fast food at Karakul Lake

Move over McDonald’s—it’s only a matter of time before the Sawut Fast Food Restaurant takes over your spot as the world’s number one franchise. Let’s just hope they don’t forget their humble roots on the shores of Karakul Lake in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and continue to serve only the freshest horse […]

Filed Under: China, Funny Photos Tagged With: China, food, funny image, funny signs, Karakul Lake, Xinjiang

Yurt Life at Karakul Lake in Xinjiang Province

Jul 6, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Goats Xinjiang China
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Karakul Lake in China's Xinjiang Province

In the evening, our hosts made us a delicious noodle dinner. After the meal, they entertained us with a “disco night”, which involved some pretty bad music from a little portable radio and some crazy dancing by the local children. Naturally some of us (by which I mean people who weren’t me) joined [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: annoying people, China, Karakul Lake, mountains, Xinjiang

Karakul Lake in Xinjiang Province: Escaping China’s Tourist Hordes

Jun 29, 2013 by Daniel McBane 7 Comments

Karakul Lake China
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Karakul Lake in China's Xinjiang Province

Regular readers will know that I really enjoy traveling in China, despite the numerous frustrations, and so far, I’ve written more posts on this blog about the Middle Kingdom than any other country. I have not yet written anything about China’s westernmost province, the Xianjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, though. That needs [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, culture, Karakul Lake, mountains, remote, Xinjiang

Leaving Danba Difficult Thanks to Minivan Drivers

May 25, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

Couple Strolling Danba
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Visiting Danba in Sichuan, China

Following our measly breakfast, it was time to head back to Danba. After our experience with the drunk driver the previous day, we were naturally not all that excited at the prospect of hiring another van to take us back to town. We asked our hosts if they could help us find a sober ride, but [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: annoying people, China, Danba, transportation

Homestay in Jiaju Where A Film Crew Steals our Feast

May 18, 2013 by Daniel McBane 8 Comments

Jiaju Danba Sichuan China
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Visiting Danba in Sichuan, China

Once we had gotten rid of our drunk, lunatic driver, we had no choice but to walk around Jiaju village with all our bags until we found a place offering homestays that actually had rooms available. It took us about an hour, but we eventually ended up staying with a really nice family who had [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, culture, Danba, food, Sichuan

Hiring a Tibetan Driver and Somehow Surviving the Experience

May 11, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Tibetan House Danba China
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Visiting Danba in Sichuan, China

After exploring the villages of Zhonglu and Suopo, it was time for lunch. If you remember, our driver felt we should have stopped for lunch much sooner and was none too pleased when 10 am rolled around and we still hadn’t eaten, but he was in a much better mood now that we were finally [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, Danba, homestay, locals, Sichuan, Tibet, transportation

Sorry About This: Another Disgusting Chinese Toilet

May 8, 2013 by Daniel McBane 13 Comments

Disgusting Chinese Toilet

This lovely restroom at Karakul Lake in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China was neither restful, nor a room. Rooms generally have doors and resting is difficult with no comfort, a stench every bit as bad as you might imagine from the photo and no light after dark. As if that wasn’t enough, they […]

Filed Under: China, Funny Photos Tagged With: China, funny image, Karakul Lake, toilet, Xinjiang

Exploring the Tibetan Villages of Zhonglu and Suopo

May 4, 2013 by Daniel McBane 8 Comments

Zhonglu Village Danba
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Visiting Danba in Sichuan, China

Last week, I wrote about our first afternoon and evening in Danba, which were spent getting a hotel room, arranging a car and driver for the next morning, eating an average meal, and buying fresh fruit and a giant bag of peanuts to supplement that meal. I created quite a little mountain of [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, culture, Danba, hiking, Sichuan, Tibet, transportation, villages

Danba in Western Sichuan: A Tibetan City I was Actually Allowed to Visit

Apr 27, 2013 by Daniel McBane 14 Comments

River in Danba China
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Visiting Danba in Sichuan, China

Traveling around the Tibetan areas of China is best done without much of a plan, as government policy on travel in those regions can change from day to day. It can be quite annoying, to be honest, and I certainly felt that annoyance on my most recent [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: bad food, China, Danba, Sichuan, Tibet, transportation

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As the more astute among you may have guessed, my name is Daniel McBane. I've been traveling and working overseas for almost ten years now and have finally decided to document some of the strange, crazy or just plain funny encounters and observations from my travels. I've also added a travel guide section, figuring I should reward my four readers by providing at least something of use. Read more on my about page.

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