Anyone Want to Travel on the Weekend?

[Tracy Lee]

Is there anyone who would like to travel to somewhere on weekend? Maybe we can set up a group to travel? 🙂

[Charlie]

I’d like to go to Siguniang Shan to go hiking for a day or two.

[Tracy Lee]

Hi Charlie. I really want to go to Si Gu Niang Shan too! I heard that it is very beautiful, particularly in autumn! But, are you sure one or two days are enough? I also heard that it will take 7 or 8 hours to go there by car. I only have two-day free time on weekend.

[Charlie]

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But, are you sure one or two days are enough? I also heard that it will take 7 or 8 hours to go there by car. I only have two-day free time on weekend.

I haven’t been there before but I just looked it up and it seems you’re right. It’ll take 4+ hours to get there which makes it unsuitable for a weekend trip. I’m open to something else.

[shinichi]

I will join! To go there you need four days, but now it’s really cold there.

[Brian]

I was up there about a month ago. Highly recommended. But road is in terrible condition, a truck would be better than a car.

-Brian

[Tracy Lee]

Unfortunately I only have two days on weekend. If we want to totally enjoy our time there, two days are not enough. 🙂 Any other recommendations?:)

[Jenise]

Hi, I’m interested, I also have 4 days off the 22nd-25th Dec, was hoping to go out west or to Yunnan to a tibetan village. Does anyone have any recommendations? Or also looking for a meditation retreat. Thanks in advance for any info.

[Tracy Lee]

Hi Jenise. Yunnan is beautiful. But four days are not enough to go there. How about 海螺沟 or 西岭雪山？

[Jenise]

well i was thinking of taking the train on Thursday night arriving on Friday and then flying back on Tuesday.

What is the name of the place Tracy in pinyin? I only recognize “mountain”

[Tracy Lee]

It’s Hai Luo Gou or Xi Ling snow mountain. 🙂

[Brave Chengdu]

I have other plans this weekend.

Maybe explore around wenchuan, there are hills there but I don’t know what the hiking is like. I’ve had half an idea to go for a while.

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I haven’t been there before but I just looked it up and it seems you’re right. It’ll take 4+ hours to get there which makes it unsuitable for a weekend trip. I’m open to something else.

Siguniang Shan is good, but somewhat far for a weekend, and the wolong road is an absolute shocker considering how close to Chengdu it is, but it’s possible. I’ve got some more information is anyone’s interested.

I understand the lowest of the four girls is ‘hike-able’ in two days. Which I’d love to do sometime. I’m not sure if it’s too late in the year now though.

[Brave Chengdu]

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well i was thinking of taking the train on Thursday night arriving on Friday and then flying back on Tuesday.

Jenise, I don’t know what your yunnan plan is, and I don’t want to be down on it but some trains are very slow.

trains to Kunming are 20 hours, Dali is a further 7 and Lijiang 4 past that.

Personally Lijiang is crazy overrated and little more than a giant Jinli Street.

Depends what you’re looking for, but with 4 days you can do some pretty interesting stuff a little nearer.

[Tracy Lee]

Oh, I didn’t mean that we have to go this weekend. Any weekend is ok as long as we can set up a group. Xi Ling snow mountain is not bad. We can ski there as well besides climbing the mountain. 🙂

[Charlie]

西岭雪山 is the place to go, I think. We have to wait until we can ski there, though. When will the weather be right for that?

[Tracy Lee]

It is said that snow in Xi Ling snow mountain will be 60-centimeter deep from the late of Nov. this year to the late of Mar. next year. On the way back to CD, there will also be hot spring. 🙂

[Charlie]

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On the way back to CD, there will also be hot spring. 🙂

That is perfect. Hot springs in the winter are the best.

[Lino]

I’m going to Xilin mountain in 2 weeks from now with my school, I’ll let you guys know about the snow.

My colleague went to check the place out 2 days ago and there was no snow so far..

[Tracy Lee]

Thank you, Lino. 🙂

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