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Ludwig and his travel companion ride north through rural China after trying to leave Yunnan for Beijing. Police stop them because they are foreigners on a motorbike and want a photo. The pair navigate by asking locals and following blue road signs, but mistake a place called Shanghai in Guangxi for the better-known city. They eat stinky tofu with meat inside, cross suspension bridges and end up at the nearly empty Goosan resort, where basic toiletries are missing. A ten-year-old magazine later reveals that the hot spring they sought was nearby.
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A motorbike detour through rural China
Ludwig and his travel companion ride north, hoping to leave Yunnan and head toward Beijing. Police pull them over as foreigners on a motorbike and ask to take a photo. The pair continue by asking locals for directions and following blue road signs. A place name causes confusion: the Shanghai they encounter in Guangxi is not the major city they expected. They also cross suspension bridges, which the source describes as sweaty and nerve-wracking but necessary for crossing large rivers in southern China. A wrong turn sends them farther from their intended destination.
Food and the empty resort
Along the route, they try stinky tofu with hidden meat inside and find it surprisingly good. Their search for the Shishi Hot Spring leads them to Goosan, a nearly abandoned resort town where they appear to be the only guests. The surrounding area looks partly built but empty, and the room lacks soap and shampoo. The travelers share the difficulty of the trip and say that making the journey together helps. They later find a ten-year-old magazine showing that the hot spring was just up the road, making the long detour a frustrating discovery. Their experience includes police attention, route planning, local food, a mostly empty hotel and a lesson to verify signs and destination details before continuing by motorbike.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: Why did the police stop Ludwig?
- A: The source says police stopped the foreign traveler riding a motorbike and wanted to take a photo for fun.
- Q: Why did the travelers get confused by the name Shanghai?
- A: They encountered a place called Shanghai in Guangxi, which was not the major city they had expected.
- Q: What did they find out about the hot spring?
- A: A ten-year-old magazine showed that the hot spring they had been chasing was nearby, after they had already reached the nearly empty resort.
