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Nov 4, 2009 - Xizhou and an American dream

We did manage to get on the right 18 seater and also to give the driver the note written for us by Min (one of hosts) to drop us off at Xizhou before Dali. ... Xizhou is about 30 kms north of Dali and is full of heritage listed Bai mansions. ... Today we have come down to Dali to go to the bank and i am writing this in an Internet cafe. ...

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Oct 19, 2009 - Dali

After another day on the bus, we arrived in Dali. ... Dali is a very pretty place with a South and North gate and only a small part of the original wall around the city still standing. ... Our free day in Dali was spent doing a tour of the local markets where we sampled a Chinese pizza – very tasty and bought a few knick-knacks. ... Dali is a lovely place that we will definitely remember. ...

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Sep 25, 2009 - Dali - "where theres poo theres hope"

I have literally just arrived in Dali after a 4-5 hour coach ride from Kunming. ... He tells me and asks if I'm going to old Dali (they call a big horrible city next to Dali, Dali on bus schedules) then offers me a lift to my hostel as his mum was waiting to pick him up! Now I know this sounds dodgy and I was abit reluctant but then I saw two old Chinese people waiting for him in a car and he seemed very genuine. ... It turns out his mum manages a hotel about 100 metres from my hostel! Anyway, the dude proceeds to drop his parents off and take me for a quick driven tour of Dali. ... Dali is very nice although at the moment it is wet and misty; it reminds me abit of England actually. ...

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Where am I now?

Aug 1, 2009 - Dali

Premier aout deja! J'ai bouge beaucoup dans les derniers temps. Finalement un bus m'a permis de rejoindre aujourd'hui Dali petit village fortifie avec de nombreuses portails qui ne manque pas de cachet. ... Je reste encore quelques jours dans la province du Yunnan avant d'aller voir les pandas a Chengdu.Premier aout deja! J'ai bouge beaucoup dans les derniers temps. Finalement un bus m'a permis de rejoindre aujourd'hui Dali petit village fortifie avec de nombreuses portails qui ne manque pas de cachet. ... Je reste encore quelques jours dans la province du Yunnan avant d'aller voir les pandas a Chengdu....

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Tour du monde 2009

Jul 3, 2009 - On to Yunnan - Dali

We finally formed a wall foot-to-foot and snagged two tickets to Dali. ... After five hours, we landed at the Dali station. ... Dali's ancient (and touristy) town is some ten miles or so up the road from the new city. ... Dali sits in a valley just smaller than Flathead Valley, MT. ... We followed up our visit with another great meal at one of Dali's many great restaurants. ...

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Apr 22, 2009 - Dali Cookery School

If you get to Dali - look up this lovely couple and spend some time cooking!!!! Colin and Grace Lyon - Jump to full entry

Apr 20, 2009 - Dali, Yunnan Province

20/04/09 We're headed off to Dali. ... They're heading to Dali also and we're going to try and meet up. ... Dali has been in existence in some way since the early 700's. ... Dinner tonight was at the Dali Chicken House. ... We stopped for lunch at cafe across from Dali Chicken House. ...

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Nov 28, 2008 - Dali China

so ive made it to dali from lijiang, checked into the jade emu, got a private room which is nice, though i had to pay more money, since the dorms are all full. ...

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Nov 11, 2008 - a day trip to Dali - Erhai Lake, 3 pagodas, Butterfly Spring & the ancient city

A second entry for today… We were able to still go on our trip (organised tour), and left on the 10pm train from Kunming to Dali. ... Unfortunately, Dali is also pretty polluted and so the views of the city and Cangshan Mountain from the lake are not so clear. ... According to local legends, Dali was once a swamp inhabited by breeding dragons before the humans arrived. ... Their mother building was known as Chongsheng Monastery (pinyin Chong Sheng Si, also known as SanTa Si, Tianlong Si) and was once the royal temple of the Kingdom of Dali and one of the largest Buddhist centers in south-east Asia. ... The most recent record of severe earthquake in the Dali area occurred in 1925. ...

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Mar 15, 2008 - Marijn in Dali (en Wu Wei Si)

Het klooset heet Wu Wei Si en is in de heuvels net buiten Dali, verborgen tussen kleine pagodas en dennenbomen. ... Dan na het eten alle spullen gepakt en mt zn alle (alle buitenlanders) naar Dali gegaan. ... Vrijdag heb ik dan bus geregeld naar Kunming, wat rondgehangen in Dali, leuke stad, leuke cafeetjes enzo. ...

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Trans-Siberian/ Asia

Nov 9, 2007 - Dali

Our first stop was Dali, about 160km south of Lijiang. ... There are lots of opportunities for mountain bikers around the lake but we weren't up for that and concentrated on walking around Dali's Old Town. ... I told her that David had purchased some beautiful stones, the kind that are quarried all around Dali and sold in the local shops. ...

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Year 2: China/India

Aug 23, 2007 - Dali

Dali. ... I ended up spending 10 nights here, staying mostly at the Dragonfly Inn in the small village of Can Cun, near Dali. ... I got sucked into the somewhat 'relaxed' atmosphere at the Dragonfly, a guesthouse which has more than its fair share of long-stay residents.Dali. ... I ended up spending 10 nights here, staying mostly at the Dragonfly Inn in the small village of Can Cun, near Dali. ... I got sucked into the somewhat 'relaxed' atmosphere at the Dragonfly, a guesthouse which has more than its fair share of long-stay residents....

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Where's Malcolm?

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