approaching irkeshtam pass

3 countries in 3 days

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July 25th 2008
Within one hour, we were eating lunch in Andijon, Uzbekistan and the next thing we knew, we were walking across the border into Kyrgyzstan. It was a sad goodbye with Dav - we all agreed that he far exceeded our expectations and taught us so much about his country. Once we went through the formalities, Freya, our Kyrgyz guide met us in Osh with cold water and ice-cream so she instantly scored p ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more