Really long bus ride.

Stops so we can use restroom.

Enter women’s side:

NO DOORS ON STALLS

Just had some Yak. The best Yak I’ve ever eaten in my life.

Finally edited my photos from Yangshuo so here you go; hope you like mountains. The black and white ones are from the Li River, the ones in colour from the Yulong. These Karst mountains are pretty famous in China, having been the subject of numerous artists for centuries, and an image of the Li River (that I have above) is on the 20 Yuan note. Little history there for ya.

I got stuck in Yangshuo for an extra day so spent the time painting a mural for free room and board. It’s my “Geek Tree”, with random symbols referencing things that are mostly geeky and only a few people (like those with a tumblr account) will probably get. At least the travellers in the hostel didn’t know what to make of it. But the owner said I could paint what I wanted so he’s just lucky he didn’t get a wall full of bloody cow skulls and ghost babies.

If you know all ten references then we are super-best-friends! Actually one of them is really hard since it only references one episode of a tv series, but it was a really good episode.

By the way never try to paint an entire large mural with a shitty, frayed, 1-inch flat brush; especially if you plan on doing what is essentially liner work. My edges turned out way smoother than they had any right to with that crap brush.

Chinese TARDIS

Leave Yangshuo: 13:15 (May 13)

Bus to Guilin: 1.5 hours

Walk to train station in Guilin: 20 minutes

Train to Kunming: 18 hours

Bus to West Bus Station in Kunming: 45 minutes

Bus back to train station because guy you asked (who spoke no English) gave you the wrong info: 30 minutes

Bus back (again) to the West Bus Station after speaking with a lady who spoke English: 30 minutes

Bus to Dali: 5 hours

Bus from pretend Dali (actually Xiaguan, but they call it Dali City) to the actual Dali you want to visit: 40 minutes

Walk across Dali to find a hostel: 45 minutes

Arrive Dali: 21:00 May 14

Knowing that I just wasted 32 hours of my life getting from one town to another: Priceless

Why don’t I want to eat at your restaurant?

Well, it might have something to do with the fact that your mascot looks like he wants to eat my face off.

My new Chinese toothpaste is endorsed by some white guy.

I just turned this: *actual client sketch*

Into this:

Am I good? Yeah. I’m that fuckin’ good.

The view from where I’m working today.

On a rooftop near the Li River in Yangshuo, China.