Me, Jun and a friendly cat.
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As I mentioned, Jun runs the Tavern 47 hostel. It has great reviews on Trip Advisor, Hostel World and Hostels.com.
Show notes:
- Shangri-la sits at 3160 meters (10,370 feet). Cusco is a bit higher, at 3399 meters (11,152 feet). Both cities are freezing cold at night.
- Seoul has about 10 million people in the city, and 25 million in the metropolitan area. South Korea's population is 50 million.
- The legal drinking age is 19 in South Korea, but this is actually 18 in Western years. Jun explains this difference during the show.
- Jun talked about the Bai and Naxi minority ethnic groups. They are two of the 56 official ethnic groups in China.
Here are some photos from Shangri-la:
The people of Shangri-la rely on firewood for heating their homes.
Naxi people.
The town's market.
The Ganden Sumtseling Buddhist monastery is just outside of town.
Napa Lake is also near Shangri-la.
The lake is home to the endangered black-necked heron.
Yaks roam freely here.
Photo-bombed by a yak!
For more pictures of Shangri-la, click here.
And here are a few photos from Tiger Leaping Gorge:
Day 1 of our hike.
From the Naxi Family Guesthouse, with the Jade Dragon Snow Mountains in the background.
