Taking the wrong bus can be a liberating experience I’ve never actually taken the wrong bus, but on two occasions the right bus going in the wrong direction. The first time occurred in Spain and the second here last year when road works meant an adjustment to the bus route of which I was unaware. […]
Bits and Pieces Shopping About ten days ago I took the bus into the main city area to hunt for a cable. After several bus rides and shops/shopping centers I was still without my cable. However, I did get to view Chinese commerce from an angle I hadn’t explored before. One place looked like a […]
To Market to Market … Part 1 I didn’t find the fat pigs for sale, but I did eventually see one small one being carried off in a cane basket. Unfortunately it happened too fast for me to record it. I visited about half a dozen markets in Jinghong and the surrounding villages. All were […]
A Wobble or Two and a Good Day for Water Vendors Yesterday I decided to explore some of the parks which are located down the other end of town. After walking the streets for two days one of my feet was objecting so after spying some bikes under the hostel stairs I decided to brave […]
A Taxi or Two Monday started early in the City of Eternal Spring (Kunming) with a taxi driver who didn’t know the way to the new South Bus Station and ended with in Thailand with one who didn’t know he’d reached my destination. I wasn’t really in Thailand, the closest borders are with Burma and Laos, […]