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No Foreigners Allowed in These Parts

Jan 4, 2014 by Daniel McBane 2 Comments

Tibetan grasslands near Langmusi in Sichuan China

They say that getting there is half the battle, but that was not often the case in China. Don’t get me wrong, getting anywhere in China is rarely easy—take my two attempts to make my way west to Sichuan province while I was living in Shanghai; once foiled by a snowstorm and once by an […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: transportation, China, Sichuan

The Hassle of Finding a Hotel in Rural China

Oct 12, 2013 by Daniel McBane 14 Comments

Tibetan homes in Maerkang, Sichuan, China

I enjoy traveling in China overall, but that enjoyment does not generally extend to the accommodation search outside of popular destinations. Only hotels with the proper license are allowed to accept foreign guests and the Chinese government does not seem to hand out many of those licenses in less visited destinations. In many small towns […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, Sichuan, Tibet, annoying people, 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: food, China, Sichuan, culture, Danba

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: Danba, homestay, transportation, China, Sichuan, Tibet, locals

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: hiking, Danba, villages, transportation, China, Sichuan, Tibet, culture

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: Tibet, bad food, Danba, transportation, China, Sichuan

Keeping Up With the Changs at Jiuzhaigou

Sep 8, 2012 by Daniel McBane 3 Comments

Submerged Tree Five Flower Lake

Jiuzhaigou is a World Heritage Site and nature reserve on the edge of the Tibetan plateau in Northern Sichuan province in China. It takes its name, which means “Valley of Nine Villages” in English, from the nine Tibetan villages that are dotted along its length. It is arguably one of the most beautiful and scenic […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, annoying tourist, Sichuan, World Heritage Site, Jiuzhaigou, Tibet

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