Monthly Archives: May 2008

China: Weird

China: Weird

China was a bit weird, and the Chinese like to stare. A lot. They don’t seem to recognise that it’s rude and will unflinchingly stare at you …

 

Kashgar. Nice town. Experience: Weird.

Kashgar. Nice town. Experience: Weird.

The first major town we hit was Kashgar, where there were lot’s of middle aged American tour groups there for the famed Sunday market, the …

 

Karakoram border crossing into China

Karakoram border crossing into China

I was elated to discover on crossing the border into China that the mainstay of western Chinese meals appeared to be that ubiquitous Asian dish …

 

Peshawar was intense.

Peshawar was intense.

I managed to get a beer in the smugglers bazaar, sitting in the “narcotics” section in a stall with piles of opium and heroin on …