Initially my plan was to get from Yangshuo to Hong Kong via train, but my hostel offered an alternative: the sleeper bus. I decided to take the bus for 3 reasons:
- It was a whole euro cheaper (and saved on a night in a hostel)
- It saved me the hassle of taking an early morning bus to the train station
- It was definitely going to be an incredibly uncomfortable but unique experience.
At around 8 in the evening I got picked up by the bus. The interior consisted of three rows of about 8 bunk beds. I quickly found out that I was too tall for these beds, and the bumpy ride made this considerably less comfortable than sleeping in a train. At around 2 in the night however I discovered that in the very back of the bus, there were 5 beds adjacent to each other, and none were taken. I claimed this queen-size bed for myself and actually managed to catch a few hours of sleep.
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