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The unexpected joys of travelling solo on a group tour
The writer learnt to embrace the yin and yang of a yoga retreat in China’s Zhangjiajie in the company of strangers.
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Fenghuang Ancient Town in Hunan, which the writer visited during her free day on the yoga retreat.
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With its forest of quartz sandstone pillars wrapped in clouds and mist, China’s Zhangjiajie, in central Hunan province, is famously the inspiration for the floating “Hallelujah” mountains in Hollywood blockbuster Avatar.
I am taking in the views along the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, overlooking a canyon, when several of my tour mates start to gather at one spot, putting down their bags.
