Dunhuang by Dan link to pics: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3 3104&l=bbc59&id=520484965 The train ride to Dunhuang was memorable for two reasons. The first was the game of charades I played with a policeman who turned up at about 10 o'clock that night. Unint**ested in any of the oth** passeng**s, the policeman strode smartly thro...

We have now left Tibet and are now in mainland China. On the 22nd July, we wake in our tents to a freezing cold morning. It is difficult to motivate ourselves to crawl out of our tents. At least we are not on cooking duty and after our french toast, we are a little warmer and feel some energy to pack away our A frame tent. Since leaving Lhasa, t...

Three days of hard bus rides through rough terrain, and I am here in Dunhuang; home to the famous Mogao Caves. I spent four days getting here from Lanzhou, stopping in small cities along the was to visit old Silk Road and Great Wall attractions. Although the historical sights were "OK," I found myself hopping on the next bus out of the small, un...

Xiahe to Dunhuang Journey The massive trip from Xiahe to Dunhuang via Lanzhou takes almost 40 hours from start to finish. The bus ride to Lanzhou is about 5 hours and comfortable. At one of the Lanzhou bus stations, I am approached by a taxi driver, who tells me that the bus to Dunhuang departs from another bus station & offers to drive me there...