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1. Travel Tip:
Hiking along a flash flood watercourse
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This Siq was great fun to walk but involves lots of climbing over rocks, so you´ll need to be reasonably fit and agile. Also this is an active watercourse so you should not walk here from October... Tags for this Travel Tip: small siq hiking walk climb watercourse nabataean water tunnel |
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2. Travel Tip:
Climbing Gunung Agung (Mount Agung)
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Gunung Agung is located above the town of Besakih in Karangasem. The Balinese called it the "navel of the world". Gunung Agung ( Mount Agung) , Bali's highest mountain (3,148 m) a volcano with last... Tags for this Travel Tip: gunung agung volcano climb mount |
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3. Travel Tip:
The Orient descends on Huangshan
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It seemed as if half of the Oriental people had descended on Huangshan that day. At first I was aghast at the number of people that crammed the narrow pathways, and everyone had something to say.... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui descent |
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4. Travel Tip:
The next morning madness
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Having rightly woken up lazily the next morning, I stepped out of the hotel only to see more tourists - hoards of them. The weekend had been the wrong time to get there. Damn. Large tourist... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui chinese painting art tourists |
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5. Travel Tip:
Staying the night at Huangshan
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It took me about 5-6 hours, but I finally made it to the top where signs of civilization and a growing population of noisy tourists wasn’t so welcoming. There are a few hotels strewn... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui night accommodation room food |
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6. Travel Tip:
Up and Up the Huangshan mountains
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At first sight, the mountains were towering and unlike any landscape I had seen before except that they were exactly reminiscent of some traditional Chinese paintings I had seen. The... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui |
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7. Travel Tip:
Labouring up Huangshan
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What’s amazing is that the trekking route at Huangshan is actually steps carved or laid all the way to the top. Fortunately, there wasn’t too much human traffic, except for a good lot of labor... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui |
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8. Travel Tip:
Going Into Huangshan
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The drive from Huangshan airport to the mountains is pleasant, meandering through green Chinese countryside and tiny villages with traditional huts, until finally the climb begins to reach the... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui entrance |
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9. Travel Tip:
Shanghai to Huangshan
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While in China, Shanghai was my base, where I bunked with some relatives in shiny new Pudong. About a week into my visit, I was quite ready for some quiet mountain air; Huangshan was an obvious... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui flight plane transport airport travel |
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10. Travel Tip:
Huangshan; a work of art
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Huangshan, located in the Anhui Province, literally translates to Yellow Mountain and is known to have inspired much of the traditional Chinese painting and literature. It wasn't until I got there... Tags for this Travel Tip: huangshan yellowmountain trek hike climb mountains anhui unesco art |
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