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Day 1: Urumqi to Turpan

June 20th 2022
Sightseeing on the way to Turpan. In the morning of our first day we met our tour guide Ayesha while eating breakfast. Packed our bags into a small van and headed off in an easterly direction to Turpan. On the drive we passed some of the arid desert lands that I had spotted from the plane. To my right in the distance were snow capped mountains. The van passed though massive wind farm ... read more
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My first overseas trip was in 1970 when my parents dragged me kicking and screaming (and crying) from the UK to Australia. Nowadays I thank them for that move. Our family were great campers and I inherited the nomad gene from my parents. I was 16 when I made my first solo travel adventure. I have not looked back. I have a trove of photographs, memories, maps, brochures and other paraphernalia of over 40 years of independent travel. Africa, Asia, Europe and some US. Australia of course - my home. Now it is time to start documenting current and past and upcoming travel. I have been based in ... full info
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