"Wuling mountain range, only blonde in this town" Broony79’s photos around Zhangjiajie, China

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Zhangjiajie, China by TravelPod blogger Broony79 titled "Wuling mountain range, only blonde in this town" Broony79’s travel blog entry: "Day 75. Survived 28/6/08 I arriving at a town at the base of the Wulingyuan peaks on sunset, 33kms away from Zhanghiajie City. Speaking to the 16 year olds on the bus they said the cheapest accommodation was 100RMB a night. Despite this matched the bible I was determined to find cheaper. So I set of down the road by myself. After 100meters a girl got out of her family car to my aid. She was a guide & was keen to practice some English. She told me the same info as the people on the bus. Stressing the important of budget hotel her dad new a really cheap place. 50RMB a night got me my own ensuite twin room. The carpet was disgusting though; would have filled a Dyson vacuum in one sweep. I exchanged numbers with her, offered dinner the following night and thanked them. Again I would not be where I am in China with out the help of the locals and the Mandarin phrase book. After 2 days without a shower I enjoyed the moment. Ready for a walk in town I soon realized this area was a big tourist attraction for the Chinese. There were no English signs in town. Nor could I find a tourist info office or Internet cafe. To terrified to eat local I hit the supermarket. No bread, rice cakes will do, various fruit & instant noodles. Headed back for well deserved sleep. Day 76. I'm in Suoxiya! (aka Suoxi ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 2m 30s Date Found: Fri, Apr 01 2011 4:53 AM Category: Travel Date Produced: Fri, Apr 01 2011 4:37 AM View Count: 0