Photos of The Karakorum Highway – Karakul Lake
I slept in a yurt by Karakul Lake. It’s about 200km west of Kashgar on the Karakorum Highway, in Xinjiang province. At 3,600m altitude it’s the highest lake on the…
Photos of China – Lakes and Markets of Xinjiang
From Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, I went off route to see some more of the region. Firstly a trip to Tian Chi Lake, meaning Heaven Pool, and then…
Photos of China – The Silk Road from Beijing to Kashgar
The first in a series of posts showing some of the highlights from my 3-month trip way back in 2005 through China and Pakistan. From Beijing to Xi’an and then…