Edge of the Taklamakan
My journey on the Karakoram highway, described in previous posts, ends in Kashgar and on the edge of the greatContinue Reading
Category: Historical travellers
Father of Ice Mountains
It’s a strange and rather spooky bus ride from Tashkurgan to Kashgar along the Karakoram Highway on the roof ofContinue Reading
Karakoram highway
The road onwards from Gilgit is narrow, boulder-strewn and treacherous. The bus got cancelled so I took off in aContinue Reading
Explorer Freya Stark and the Valley of the Assassins
Freya Stark, “the nomad queen”, was curious, resolved and a great explorer of the last century. She always travelled alone.Continue Reading
The Silk Road with Marco Polo
Have you thought about travelling the Silk Road, the legendary network of overland routes from the Mediterranean to eastern China?Continue Reading
