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Tag Archive for ‘#silkroad’
The end of the Silk Road
It has taken a long time to get here, but after finally sorting fthings out (a computer that was feeling […]
Xinjiang – where Beijing doesn’t want you
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the most remote areas in the world. You might think that this is a place […]
A story about the Irkeshtam pass
This will only be in English. My blog suffers from China’s internet restrictions, and the VPN I use on the […]
Pictures from Uzbekistan
I have only a few days left of my 19 days in Uzbekistan. It has meant going all the way […]
Uzbek train travel
– Scrolla ner för svenska – Travelling in Uzbekistan by train is a great way to get around. The fast […]
A forced leap
– Skrolla ner för svensk version.- “I’m sorry, but your visa application to Turkmenistan has been rejected.” Again. Therefore, I […]
“Damn this place.”
It is the 15th of January 1934 and Robert Byron is stuck in Tehran on his way to Afghanistan (“Oxiana”). […]
Behind a green door in Tehran
There is a green door on the east side of a building in a park in central Tehran. Yesterday, I […]
A few pictures thus far
So far, it has been pretty smooth traveling thru Europe. I haven’t really put aside time to go thru my […]
Busy going nowhere 