Last night (October 15), it was dark and raining outside, I habitually took out my laptop. The owner at the temple-turned inn said his place had wifi service. It showed that I was connected to the wifi, but I couldn’t access the internet. A bit frustrated, I had to experience a night without internet, the first internet-less night for the past 10 days…
At 8:00am, October 15, at last we embark on the long-anticipated trip to Yading, or formally known as Yading Nature Reserve. We slowly drive through the downtown of Daocheng, strictly following our navigator Kailide Auto GPS with auto surveillance camera. We’ve enjoyed the freedom with the helpful GPS guide and it seldom lets us down. Now…
Last night we wandered Shangri-la’s old town – Dukezong (独克宗), having an authentic glimpse into the cobbled lanes and looking for a place to grab our dinner. The old lanes were flanked by two-storey wooden buildings used as restaurants, shops, cafes and hostels. We felt a bit disappointed that many of the buildings and lanes were still under…
At noon, 10 October, we grab some lunch at a raucous Sichuan restaurant in Litang Town The roadside restaurant is swarm with dinners who are just like us, mostly using Litang as a jump-off point to further go south ( Daocheng 稻城 or Yading), west ( Tibet ) or east ( Kangding or Chengdu ). ABC of Litang…