Almaty - Urumqi: Through the Dzungarian Gate
May 26th 2011 And finally we're here! There's been a bit of a break, as we've been very limited as to internet access since Almaty...
We left Uzbekistan on the 6:43 to Almaty; a journey of approximately a day and a half. The first stage was nice and easy, as usual, until we hit the border crossing, then the usual interminable wait set in. Fortunately the departure from Uzbekistan was less frau
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