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Escape the summer heat in China: explore Yunnan’s ancient towns – Lijiang day trip to Shuhe Ancient Town (束河古镇) and costume dress-up

September 26, 2026

The InterContinental Lijiang breakfast spread was huge; it had both Western dishes as well as local…you named it, they have it! Freshly baked pastries yum yum: In beautiful trays, this looked more like a dessert table! The only “not so high-end” was the fruit in this fridge in those plastic trays: Their local specialty stall… Read More Escape the summer heat in China: explore Yunnan’s ancient towns – Lijiang day trip to Shuhe Ancient Town (束河古镇) and costume dress-up

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Escape the summer heat in China: explore Yunnan’s ancient towns from Dali day trip to Xizhou

September 12, 2026

What’s better to start the day than a wonderful breakfast? Hotel Indigo Erhai’s breakfast spread was incredible from steamed dim buns: To stir-fried dishes that you could have them as lunch! My favorite was their made-to-order noodle station where you can add sides to customize your noodle soup. I had the Yunnan mixian (云南米线) with… Read More Escape the summer heat in China: explore Yunnan’s ancient towns from Dali day trip to Xizhou

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Escape the summer heat in China: Explore Yunnan’s Ancient Towns – Dali

August 15, 2026

Ever since our daughter started kindergarten, we could only take a long vacation during the summer period so I was looking for “cooler” places to travel in China. We decided on the Yunnan region, where it’s at a higher altitude, but that was another risk – altitude sickness. Jason and I had been to high-altitude… Read More Escape the summer heat in China: Explore Yunnan’s Ancient Towns – Dali