Make sure to check out this earlier post explaining why many hotels do not allow foriegners to stay. As I mentioned before, we had been trying to get into the wilds of the Qinlian Mountains that ran along the southern end of the Gansu Corridor, marking the northern-most extent of the Tibetan world. From Google …
We walked along the highway for no longer than three minutes. I was about to take a traditional Chinese roadside bathroom break, when Galen warned against it. We were fairly close to a series of small military camps, and Galen, in the distance, could hear a large diesel engine humming towards us. I did not …
When we had been at the Mogao Caves the day before, a light breeze whisked through the leaves of the trees planted beside the caves. The next day, though, as we were walking into the desert to find a campsite, the wind whipped across the desert hills. Storming out of the red mountains that face …
When we came up on the Crescent Lake, Galen’s disappointment was palpable. Hordes of Chinese tourists in bright orange sand boots milled about. Galen took a few pictures and then shrugged. He asked me to get a video of him being disappointed. I was more prepared. I have walked into too many Chinese tourist traps. …
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As I mentioned in Part I of Cutest Animals along the Silk Road, Sunday is the slowest day for the blog, so, just to try to have a little fun, I’ve decided to just throw a post up with photos of cute animals that we have seen here along the Silk Road.
Dunhuang is the Silk Road par excellence. From Xian to here, the route of the Silk Road is clear, running west-northwest. Other than the side trip we took to Xining, along a route that was sometimes used when the main Silk Road was too dangerous, there is really only one way to go along the …