This is sort of a catch-up post. The first two bits were written while I was in Xinjiang province, where I had zero internet access. The last part was written here in Xian. Not my best post ever, but whatever.
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9/18
Greetings from Urumqi, city of Chinese race riots.
Actually, this post can’t possibly be from Urumqi, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Urumqi’
Notes from China
Posted in China, Planning, tagged AirAsia, China, digressions, Guilin, Kashgar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Urumqi, Xian on September 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
$#&*%ing China
Posted in China, tagged China, Kashgar, Urumqi, Xian on September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The good news is that I’m back in the world of the Internet – I flew out of Xinjiang province and into Xi’an this morning.
The bad news is that I’m back in the world of the Internet – about two weeks ahead of schedule.
The problem is my visa, which expires on September 30. I had [...]
Ill communication
Posted in China, Planning, tagged baseball, China, digressions, Han, Kashgar, Liuluang, Planning, Tulufan, Turpan, Uigur, Urumqi, Xinjiang on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’d love to write a thoughtful note about China, Take II. But I’m too distracted – the cats, yes, but also there are other people about, and we’re going into town in a few minutes for lunch. In the afternoon we’re catching a bus to Liuluang (sp?), then tomorrow morning a train to Turpan, near [...]
Back to China
Posted in China, Planning, tagged China, Gobi Desert, Haranga, Hohhot, Kashgar, Khongoryn Els, Mongolia, Terracotta Warriers, Tibetan monastery, Tulufan, Turpan, Ulaan Baatar, Urumqi, Xiaha, Xian on September 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well I’m back. On August 31, I crossed the border from Mongolia back into China. And…Mongolia worked like a charm. Its big sky, pure nature and hospitality cured me of the China Blues.
This time around, China isn’t trying to rip me off. It’s not 100 degrees and oppressively humid. The people are helpful and [...]
Gobi or bust
Posted in Mongolia, tagged China, Gobi Desert, Kashgar, Mongolia, Sichuan, Urumqi on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello friends!
In a few hours I am at long last leaving for the Gobi. Karly, the Aussie I met in Russia, and I have hired a van and driver to take us to the Flaming Cliffs (where archaeologists keep finding dinosaur bones, eggs, etc) and the great sand dunes. Then he’ll take us to the [...]
