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Another suggestion: Take a bus from Jinghong to Luang Nam Tha in Laos (6-7hrs). Then another bus to Luang Prabang (7-8hrs). Then a flight...

I would not try to do the trip as cheaply as possible, but rather to budget for a nice comfortable middle of the road standard. Once you...

If you are in Songpan, I would recommend going to Emma's Kitchen, which is a well known traveller's restaurant / cafe near the horse...

I would strongly recommend visiting the Kaili area in Guizhou. You can stay in Kaili as a base and then visit a number of towns/villages...

You would need to travel Chengdu - Kangding which is 7 hours and then Kangding - Litang which is also 7-8 hours. So the return trip Chengdu...

I did a trip a couple of years ago for 8 weeks - 5 weeks in China (mainly Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou) + 1.5 weeks in northern...

I use a Travelex Cash Passport card, which is a type of Visa debit card....

I did an Intrepid tour a few years ago which started in Beijing (then went on to Xian and Chendu, then spending two weeks in Tibet and...

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I am not sure how close to Chengdu you would like, but I would definitely recommend some towns like Songpan (to the north) and Danba,...

I am pretty confident they are Columbia. In the second shot, they have a yellow square on the back of the heel. I have a pair of Columbia...

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I always use a day pack. I just feel that carrying a backpack on two shoulders is much more comfortable than a shoulder bag on only one....