First-hand account: Setting up a guesthouse in Xishuangbanna ...

Not much later, Jo and I built and opened Dragonfly Garden â€" a guesthouse by Erhai Lake that became a serious live music and party venue. Newspapers and television covered the story. even a couple of books were written about the madness. ... We came away with book-loads of stories, great friends and a reputation as 'tourism experts', but broke. Now we're in our 30s and we want to make a home here and start a family. We want a place of our own. and this big pink hotel in ...