World Plaza Hotel Urumqi
No.76 Beijing South Road Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, 830011, China
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A Tread of the Silk Road
... of BRT 1. He seemed adamant so we hopped on. We figured once we got in the city center, worst case would be a short taxi to the hostel. The bus had a map above the door. Dave matched up the Hong Shan landmark in our book with a stop on the bus route map. We got out there. As we stepped off the bus, we were approached by perky red banner wearing English speaking bus staff helpers. They did not know where our hostel was so called for ...
A world apart
During this years Golden Week my buddy Wes and I took the loong trip out to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the western most region in China. This place is far apart from Shanghai, not just in distance, but in culture, landscape, religion, and the people. We started out in Urumqi (Wulumuqi in Mandarin) the capital city of Xinjiang. The city is much more ...
Introduction to Xinjiang - Silk Road China
... with weather below freezing from September to May. Korea is close enough, warmer, and pays better for my to finance a trip from more closer.
I will be starting in Urumqi which is the capital of the province and a large city of about 3 million. From there we drive south 2.5hours to Turpan which is more in the cultural/historical heartland and has an abundance of historical and archeological sites, both from the silk road, and ...
More Tough Luck in Urumqi
... trip bag packed. I also went to a nearby convenience store to buy food for the train. I set my alarm clock so that I could wake up early and get to the train station early. Then, without much fanfare, I laid down and went to sleep, praying hard for a change in luck.
That's all for now, check in later for more updates!
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Xinjiang
... br> Le telephone sonne cinq heures plus tard, la reception nous fait comprendre que sa generosite a des limites. Nous prenons le premier bus pour fuir cette ville de dingues et en decouvrons une deuxieme: uen pleine matinee a faire des allers retours en stop sur 5 kilometres, tantot a cause de chauffeurs bornes, tantot a cause d'une police curieuse. Nouvelle defaite au peage de l'autoroute, marre de la Chine. Deux bus et 1200km plus loin, nous approchons du Kazakhstan.
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