Cruise down the Lí River

We travelled with 40 Chinese tourists down the River Lí. The tour wasn’t great value for money, but the scenery was worth every penny.

A day trip to Longji Rice Terraces

Despite the rain, we spent the day exploring Longji’s rice terraces and met some traditional women with really long hair.

Guilin acted as our base while we visited the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south of China.

We said goodbye to Vietnam and took the night train over the border to China. From there, we took our first high speed train to Guilin.

Planning a trip that accommodated all our needs was no easy feat. Here’s how we worked it out how to get from Cambodia to the UK, mostly by train.