Gallery: Pandas, Mountains, Monkeys and Wacky People! Could only be Chengdu…

Posted by lynette on February 25, 2010, at 8:37 am | Category: China, Photos | One comment
Lynette and I at sunrise on top of Emei Shan!
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Lynette and I at sunrise on top of Emei Shan!31-Jan-2010 01:07, Panasonic DMC-TZ6, 3.3, 4.1mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80

Arriving in Chengdu after a 26h marathon train journey the air was still nippy but we’d slept OK on the train, bar the 0730 wake up call when we didn’t get off the train til 1530. Train snacked out and still disbelieving how so many people eat the giant pot noodles, we were looking forward to more adventures with the sights promised here. Would the pandas prove as cute and cuddly as we anticipated? Would People’s Park show us many crackers Chinese? Would we see more monkeys at Emei Shan? Continue reading Gallery: Pandas, Mountains, Monkeys and Wacky People! Could only be Chengdu……

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Gallery: Trekking in Khao Yai and the Bridge over River Kwai festival!

Posted by Steve on December 23, 2009, at 8:54 am | Category: Photos, Thailand | One comment
The expiditionary crew for the day, wearing trendy leech protectors.
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The expiditionary crew for the day, wearing trendy leech protectors.23-Nov-2009 02:00, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGIT, 10.0, 30.0mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 100

On 18th September 1962, Khao Yai became the first national park of Thailand, and at only four hours from Bangkok one of the most popular. We’d been in cities for a while again now, and with a thirst for wildlife decided for a brief stop here on the way back from Surin. No three day hikes, just a day and a half tour, we hopped off our bus at 14:45 immediately meeting a lady on her first few days of selling tours. After a quick bit of bargaining, we managed to arrange our tour with Bobby’s Accommodation and were on our half day starting trek by 15:00 with bags in rooms. Not bad going, but was the trip itself going to be any good? Would we see the fabled Gibbon monkey? What does bat pee smell like? Continue reading Gallery: Trekking in Khao Yai and the Bridge over River Kwai festival!…

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