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
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Great Game heritage
On my second day in Kashgar I discover, to my surprise, that behind the brutal concrete hotel in which IContinue Reading
Kashgar, Silk Road Oasis
We are at the end of the Karakoram Highway, on the rim of the Taklamakan desert and in the greatContinue Reading
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
The Stone Tower
Ancient sources about the Silk Road mention a mysterious place, “The Stone tower”, which was a midpoint between China andContinue Reading
