Settling In I spent a few days and nights in Almaty, truncated by an overnight hiking trip into the hills, and a separate day tour with...

Parts 1 to 4 Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, northwestern China, is a massive city, very spread out, and with a population of about...

Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, northwestern China, is a massive city, very spread out, and with a population of about 3.5m. It's a...

Xinjiang Museum This amazing museum impressed me big time. It's absolutely huge, jam packed full of incredible art and artefacts from...

Erdaoqiao Bazaar The Erdaoqiao Market is a really beautiful and super interesting place to visit at night, it's jam packed full of...

Last Days In The Middle Kingdom So now the time has come for me to leave China, even though I feel like I just got here. I spent my last...

Parts 1 to 3 I jumped off the train, on a mission. It was stopping in Turpan for two minutes, and two minutes only. The hot air hit me...

I jumped off the train, on a mission. It was stopping in Turpan for two minutes, and two minutes only. The hot air hit me like a ton of...

The clever preservers of the Yarkhoto site have also completely reconstructed a nearby ancient local village, so you can get a real feel...

My Hood My little hotel was in a super interesting district. Right across the road was the main market, a fascinating place to explore,...

Parts 1 to 3 Picture, for a moment, an art studio and gallery that's over one and a half kilometres long, is built into a sheer cliff...

Picture, for a moment, an art studio and gallery that's over one and a half kilometres long, is built into a sheer cliff face near an...

Huangin Around I love Dunhuang. It's interesting. It's diverse. The people are super friendly. There's lots to eat and drink. I skipped...

A Magnificent Museum Some museums are as boring as camelshit, but the one here at Dunhuang is the complete opposite, as it's basically an...

Parts 1 and 2 Laojunmiao Wow. This is a super interesting town, and I stick out like a sore bum. I just walked through the narrow...

Laojunmiao Wow. This is a super interesting town, and I stick out like a sore bum. I just walked through the narrow one-lane market, and...

Dunhuang Wow. I've finally found a hotel I really like. An old building with character, with stone walls and no lift. Besides my little...

Parts 1 to 4 I left the fascinating colourful hills of the Zhangye Global Geopark, and continued northwesterly. As I left, the lovely old...

I left the fascinating colourful hills of the Zhangye Global Geopark, and continued northwesterly. As I left, the lovely old woman from...

Towards Civilsation Again Beautiful views as I left Qingshui. I've been following the G312 on and off on my northwestwards adventure....