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Dunhuang Sand Dunes China
AsiaEastern Asia

Dunhuang – sand dunes and Buddhist grottoes in the desert of Gansu

The spectacular deserts of Gansu, Western China, A visit to the famous Mogao Caves and a useful. Hack to enjoy...
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Asia

Kyrgyzstan: Issyk Kul – Cycling Around the Eye of the World

Bicycle Touring around lake Issyk Kul, 1600 meters above sea level, surrounded by much higher mountains (up around 7000msl), the Ala-Too range, Kungoy (sunny) Ala-Too in the north and Terskey (Shady) Ala-Too in the south, part of the Northern Tien Shan. Issyk Kul is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume (though not in surface area), and the second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea.
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Osh Bazar in Bishkek
AsiaCentral Asia

Freedom in Kyrgyzstan – From Kara Balta to Bishkek

Yar o Jiaohe
AsiaEastern Asia

To Turpan: a green stain in the gray of two deserts

Bicycle touring to -154 msl, to Turpan and the ancient city of Jiaohe. Thank to the fresh water coming through the Kerez, Turpan became a green oasis in the desert.
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The typical Central Asian Bazar of Turkestan
AsiaCentral Asia

Turkestan and Southern Kazakhstan – is this what they call Silk Road?

Bicycle Touring to the ancient city of Turkestan one of the most valuable heritages in Kazakhstan. Cycling the Silk Road under the heat of the Central Asia summer.
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Bicycle Touring Sayram Lake
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Sayram Lake, XinJiang: China or Central Asia?

Back in Bishkek - Chinese Visa and Bicycle Mechanics 4
AsiaCentral Asia

Back in Bishkek – Chinese Visa and Bicycle Mechanics

Trying to get our Chinese visa in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan is harder than expected. We'll need to get to Almaty. We repair our bikes at the bicycle guesthouse
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Facts about Urumqi: Nuclear Deserts and Group Dances 5
AsiaEastern Asia

Facts about Urumqi: Nuclear Deserts and Group Dances

Bicycle touring and hitchhiking a bus to Urumqi. Things to do and fact to know about the capital of Xinjiang. And things you don't know the Chinese do
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AsiaEastern Asia

Zhangye: the vivid dream of a living buddha

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