Our 1 week trip in China turned into 2, due to Super Typhoon Mangkhut.
Trip time: 14 days: 10 PTO days + 5 weekend days – 14 hours each direction.
Major attractions visited:
- Hong Kong
- Tai O Fishing Village
- Man Mo Temple
- Shim Shui Po
- Shenzhen
- Longji Rice Terraces
- Tian Tou Zhai Village
- Yangshuo
- Moon Hill
- Fuli Town
- Zhangjiajie National Park
Gone Fishin’ … with Cormorants
Cormorants are heavier and more intelligent-seeming than you would expect, with neck feathers that are as soft as high-end cupcake
Outmaneuvering Typhoon Manghut & Travelling on the Fly
Typhoon Mangkhut shut down the train between Yangshuo and the coast and cut off the path to our flight out
Gratitude: The antidote for tough travel days
Today was tough. Shenzhen is louder, more confusing, and more difficult to navigate than Hong Kong, and my feet hurt
Eating in a country where you don’t speak the language
It involves a lot of pointing and uncertainty.
