Through the desert to Dunhuang with special permission
DAY 75 – With an Aliens' Travel Permit we took a bus through high desert from Golmud to Dunhuang, China, a trip that featured camels, snow, and (eventually) peeing. [keep reading]
Tag: Qinghai Province
Golmud, dusty crossroads on the edge of nothing
DAY 74 – We spent a few days in Golmud, a town in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau where we secured permission to continue through the rugged desert. How fun! [keep reading]
Xining, the high and dry fulcrum of central China
DAY 72 – Xining is an ancient crossroads on the Silk Road in central China, a high, arid city that acts as a gateway to the rowdy west: it readjusts your focus. [keep reading]