Beer Time - Sunset at Jimbaran Bay, Bali

What will be better than having a cold beer while admiring a splendid sunset ?

Alms Giving

The hotel we stayed in Chiangmai organizes (every Wednesday) alms giving session at 7.30am to local monks. Hotel guests are welcomed to take part. It was a good experience indeed.

A week of vacation in Thailand - land of smiles

After taking up a new job in January, my busy work schedule has given me a tough life. Luckily my wife has won a prize during her company annual dinner lucky draw contest. The prize included a 5 star hotel stay in Bangkok and some travel vouchers. This has given me the opportunity to sneak out from hectic work life and enjoy some really relaxing time in Bangkok and Chiangmai, Thailand. Below are some shots taken by my iPhone 4S.

Chiangmai is a cool place to lay back and enjoy. Friendly people, great outlets for food and handicraft shopping, night markets, temple visits, all are fascinating. I will definitely return for another good break. Will upload more photos from my DSLR when I get the time.

Shanghai - Sep 2011

A night out at The Bund, Shanghai.

Journey to the West - Part II Slideshow

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Grapes Harvest - Xinjiang

An old Uighur man was busy at his grapes farm for the harvest. He was kind enough to let us experience the harvest process. We helped him harvested a few baskets of grapes. Pretty fun experience indeed.

Journey to the West - Part II Gallery

After spending a week in Xi'an to rest and enjoy great food, on Aug 20th we embarked on the 2nd leg of the journey. From the greens of grassland in 1st leg, we now moving to see Desert and Autumn foliage. Due to longer distance, transport is mostly by train in 2nd route. The second batch of photos are now online at http://weng.zenfolio.com/journey2west2

Journey to the West - Part I Slideshow

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Journey to the West - Part I Gallery

Two months of long tour (>10,000km) in China West has covered Qinghai province, Gansu province, part of Sichuan north, Shaanxi province, Ningxia and Xinjiang autonomous region. The first batch of photos are now online at http://weng.zenfolio.com/journey2west

The beautiful old towns of Dali, Shuhe and Lijiang

Many who visited Yunnan province, southwest of China will mostly put Dali and Lijiang into their itinerary. Here are some photos which I took during my trip to Yunnan in May. I will, in particular, recommend the small old town of Shuhe 束河 to anyone who wish to have a relaxing and quiet vacation in a beautiful and serene place.

For more photos on Shuhe

For more photos on Lijiang

For more photos on Dali

The long tour ended

The long tour finally ended. Two months of long tour (>10,000km) has covered Qinghai province, Gansu province, part of Sichuan north, Shaanxi province, Ningxia and Xinjiang autonomous region. Tiring but is no doubt a fruitful trip.

Below was the route/path taken in the two months journey.
Started at Xining, Qinghai, the trip followed some part of the Silk Road and has the final end at Urumqi, Xinjiang, after completed the Northern Xinjiang tour.