Connecting the West and East on the Silk Road, in China


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February 28th 2007
Published: August 9th 2007
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Creating a blog... how does it work? They made it easy, it seems...I just hope that I'm doing it quite well, so, let's start with my first travelling holidays in China, quite hectic -I must say- as back in July 2006, (my sister'd never forgive me for this as it meant cutting my holidays short in Colombia) I decided to do the Silk Road (3 weeks) and the trip to Colombia (5 weeks) at roughly the sam... Read Full Entry



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25th March 2007

Looks like a very nice trip - you did the travelling for me - like I had been there myself (apart from the runs). I wonder how you got back from Urumqi? (and indeed how did you get from place to place) Perhaps you said and I wasn't paying attention! Anyway sounds like you were lucky to see places before they all get pulled down. I agree the ladies look strikingly Andean (even tho I haven't been there either.)
25th March 2007

Hi Michael
Yeah, we actually travelled most of the time by plane, which was a bit of a risk as some remote places had hardly any buses to take us; I suppose we were lucky when taking buses and taxis as we managed to be at the airports right on time. We avoided trains as it is quite difficult to buy a ticket if you don't speak the language, and the queues...no way! Since Urumuqi was our last destination, we flew back from there to Guangdong, the capital of the province where I live. . I displayed the prices of the plane tickets at the very beginning of the description. Michael, if I have the time I'll throw some light on the transport, that's a promise.
25th March 2007

Way to go, mon ami! Wish you have a wonderful time living and traveling in my country, and hopefully some day in future I would be able to see those beautiful places and people of your country too. Hanson IFC, in Zhuhai
26th March 2007

Hey, Hanson.
Ni hao ma? Yes, lucky me. You, Chinese, must also count yourselves very fortunate to live in such a wonderful country; the experience of travelling here is a tremendous one. As for my country, yeah, it's impressive too, a different culture and as I said with the second happiest people on earth. Right now, I'm most genuine, happy and of course Colombian! So, the invitation is open!
26th March 2007

Franklin! I'm so happy you finally started a blog! Now everyone can see your pictures and read about your experiences. I'll be checking in regularly, so you better keep it up! --Dawn
26th March 2007

I know...
Hey, Dawn, thanks for the idea; I've picked your brains on this one; I know I've fallen behind as this is only my first entry, but now that I have more free time, I'll definitely catch up, so stay tuned.

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