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Western desert

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July 13th 2012
Travel is unpredictable - it is one of the reasons I enjoy it. The drive through the Taklamakan desert was grey and without much interest, nothing to report at all, except perhaps a lunch stop for noodles. The day might even have been boring, but travel has a way of taking you by surprise. In the evening Tom started looking for a camping spot. There was not much to choose from. As we came off the ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang

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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