After the initial uncomfortable nights stay at the Tibetan Lodge (name and shame them), the rest of our time in Dali was great. We stayed at the MCA hostel where we had a quite spacious suite to ourselves. Whilst I would argue that Dali itself is not a great place (especially when you have just visited Lijiang), it is a good place to establish ‘base’ and then head out to other places during the day. We had a couple of lovely walks in the mountains as well as a quick whizz on some bikes and a ferry tour on the lake. We also found a lovely place to eat, called the sunshine cafe, which we visited religiously for breakfast and dinner every day. Best of all was the cafe we discovered on the last couple of days which was run by deaf people and which made the most amazing cakes and coffees I have ever tasted!
Jono
