This post is part of a series called Silk Road China May 2016 Like Turpan, Kashgar is one of the few oases in this part of China where the Silk Road Caravans stopped along their journeys. Kashgar especially, became a big trading center where Tajiks, Khirgiz, Khazaks, Uzbecs and other Europeans and Persians traded in…
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This post is part of a series called Silk Road China May 2016 Next day, woke up, had breakfast at the hotel, and Tariq, our Uyghur guide showed up in time. Tariq spoke good English, so we agreed on the itinerary and drove off in his car. We went to see the multiple sites around…
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This post is part of a series called Silk Road China May 2016 Train station in Urumqi was very busy with hundreds of travelers using trains. The train to Turpan was a high speed train, and was punctual. Very comfortable seating and very smooth ride at over 200kph. The landscape from Urumqi to Turpan was…
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This post is part of a series called Silk Road China May 2016 To celebrate Dilshad’s birthday, we decided to do a trip to the ancient Silk Road of Western China. After a few days in Shanghai for a Beauty and Skincare Show, we took a high-speed traffic-weaving taxi ride to the Pudong airport. Learnt…
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This post is part of a series called San Luis Potosi & Huasteca February 2016 Next morning, got up at 5AM, and by 5:30AM, we were on the way to the cave. This is actually a conical cave, with the top of the cave open (about 50m wide), and thousands of swallows nest inside the…
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