China! Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge pics

Lijiang is one of the big attractions for Chinese domestic tourism. It's a stunning (reconstructed) stone town built along beautiful stone canals with drooping willows hanging over them. A few hours drive away is Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the world's deepest gorges, that I got to hike along with my new friend Mattan!

One of Lijiang's three streams.

More pictures after the jump:

Title Change!

So, the old title blog title and description were the result of 20 minutes ineffective brainstorming. I was never particularly happy with the result, and given that I never made it to Tibet, I figure a new title is in order.

The header image you can see is cropped from the name of a hostel in Lijiang, Hunan Province, China. The town was filled with these traditional little hostels with Chinglish names. This was the best of them though, just beating out "Solo Wanderings".

This title also extends the jurisdiction of the blog a little, meaning I can continue to use it, so long as I continue to travel, and do it alone (even metaphorically). The thousands of miles bit I've already covered.

After the jump: the original image of the hostel.