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Photos of Pakistan – Lahore, Peshawar & Khyber Pass

Posted on Oct 09, 2012Dec 05, 2015
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There was time once I reached Islamabad to visit a couple more of Pakistan’s cities – Lahore near the Indian border, and Peshawar near the Afghan border. They are worlds…

Photos of the Karakorum Highway – Into Pakistan

Posted on Oct 05, 2012Dec 05, 2015
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From Karakul lake I took a bus to Tashkurgan and then another bus that wound up and over the Khunjerab Pass to Sost in Pakistan. The next two weeks I…

Photos of The Karakorum Highway – Karakul Lake

Posted on Oct 02, 2012Dec 05, 2015
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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…

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Photos of China – Lakes and Markets of Xinjiang

Posted on Sep 28, 2012Dec 05, 2015
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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…

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Photos of China – The Silk Road from Beijing to Kashgar

Posted on Sep 27, 2012Dec 05, 2015
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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…

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