201104 Minas and Catherine's Hiking and Biking in Xishuangbanna

Minas and Catherine were an active couple from Canada, they spent several months every year to travel around the world, liked hiking and biking, last year, they even did biking for one month around Europe. For this tour Minas and Catherine flew respectively from Nepal and Canada to Hong Kong to meet each other, then continued flight to Kunming, finally Xishuangbanna, right before this, Minas just finished a tough hiking on the Himalayas....Really tough!

Apr. 08, 2011 - Apr. 11, 2011

 
Relaxing rafting along the Mekong   Visit to a traditional rice whisky distillation workshop
     
 
Taking photos of the whisky production   Rice whisky was coming out of the steamer
     
 
We watched Dai villager let off traditional fireworks   On a lively countryside market
     
 
Taking a mountain taxi up mountain to trail head   Hiking over mountains to Aini ethnic village
     
 
We met with some Bulang people on the way   Arrival at an Aini ethnic village, where for stay
     
 
Family dinner was done, looking very inviting   Simple breakfast on balcony of villager's traditional house
     
 
In an Ake ethnic village, showing pics to an old lady   Lovely Ake kid was so good when being our photo model
     
 
She's so cute, we took quite many pictures of her   Grandmother worked also very well as our model
     
 
We visited a village primary school, kids behaved so well   Biking across border ethnic region, relaxing descent
     
 
Hiking up mountains, across villagers' tea plantation   Hiking across rainforest, refreshing and cool air
     
 
Nice wild flowers in the jungle   We had a visit to tropical botanical garden, very quiet
     
 
Nice view in tropical botanical garden   Beautiful flower in botanical garden

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