Month: October 2024

I have always wanted to go to Yunnan and most importantly Shangri-La. 2/3 years ago, I had air tickets and accommodation booked for Kunming/Shangri-La but covid hit and the trip had to be cancelled. This year, I really wanted to go on a long trip to China, so Yunnan it is.

That being said, I am too busy and too lazy to plan out a free and easy itinerary and do comparisons between agencies and check out reviews etc, sooo the quick and easy way is to book a package tour. This will be the main post explaining the trip’s details.

Today we leave beautiful Dali and head back to Kunming.

Today, after breakfast, we left Shangri-La and headed back to Dali.

Today, we headed out to our one and only destination Balagezong Scenic Area, a pristine and secluded area deep in the mountains.

Today is another early early start. We are visiting Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and we need to reach by 8am. Morning call at 6am, breakfast at 6.15am and leave the hotel by 7am.

Day of departure. Hooray I am finally going on a holiday!

In my previous post, I mentioned the pros of booking a tour package. Now, one of the cons of booking a tour package is that you have to stick to the itinerary – quote hubby – “-be “herded” around like cows/sheeps.” Wake up call is set at a specific time, you have to be down for breakfast by a set time, and be ready to leave the hotel for the next destination by a set time. It’s like clockwork… move move move…. go go go.