"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 t ..."
"The celebrations(?) are coming thick and fast now, with yesterday being my 1 year travelling anniversary. Auckland International Airport, May 24, 2004, I grabbed my bags and hopped ..."
"My next stop was Dunhuang. The national, historical city of Dunhuang is a renowned tourist city famous for the Mogao Caves. It is situated in the common boundary of Gansu Province, ..."
A travel blog entry from Dunhuang by
grizzly
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"The long train ride from Xian went through many tunnels on the first day, passing through valleys and cultivated hills, which had all been cut out into steps to maximize the area t ..."
"This isn't funny anymore - another hellish night on a bus (not helped by the fact we're both feeling a tad ropey) that was again overloaded, saw us arrive in Dunhuang decidedly gru ..."
"The wait in Dunhuang paid off and the depressing grey weather of the day before was replaced by crystal clear blue skies and vibrant sunlight. Not that it really matters when your ..."
"So here's the deal- Right now I'm in the tiny little desert city of Dunhuang where there is little else to do but hang out in an internet cafe, which is conveniently across from ou ..."
"I made the stupid choice to take another sleeper bus from Turfan to Dunhuang. My Lonely Planet is 2 years old, so I thought the train station was still 2 hours by bus fron Du ..."
"Clothes here come in either the Chinese sizes, which are quite small, or occasionally in western sizes. In an effort to put off doing the laundry for couple of days I went shopping ..."