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Published: June 11th 2009Asia » China » Xinjiang
May 7th 2009
Heading East again across the Taklamakan desert which in the Uyghur language (Takla Makan) means "go in and you'll never come out"…mmm…sounds like fun but decided to opt for the “safest” way to cross the desert! No motor hand gliding this time, but a 29 hours train ride along the Tian Shan mountain range and a stopover in Kuche a lively oasis located half way between Kashgar and Urumqi.... Read Full Entry


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Started a new life chapter in 2009 and loving it! Bye Bye China (since 2003) and the world of Communication and welcome to the Humanitarian world! Where? Well...first 13 months in Pyongyang, North korea and since december 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. Enjoying every minute of it & somehow looking at life with a different perspective. If there was one sentence to sumarize my state of mind, it would be this quote from Ghandi "Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were to live forever" What's next ? After a few "quiet" months far from TB but still very much ... full info
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Kuche
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Heading to the friday morning market
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