Silk Road Adventures

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Traveling to Pakistan/China/Tibet/Vietnam... arriving in Karachi (Pakistan) via Bangkok (Thailand)... then traveling to/through Karachi, Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Taxila, Peshawar, Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Skardu, Gilgit, Karimabad, Passu, Sust (Pakistan), passing over the Khunjerab Pass, Tashkurgan, Kashgar, Urumqi, Tian Chi, Urumqi, Turpan, Hami, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Lanzhou, Chengdu (China), Lhasa, Gonggar (Tibet) Chengdu, Kunming, Nanning (China), Sapa, Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hanoi, Hue, Danang, Hoi An, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh, Mytho, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), and back home via Bangkok, Koh Phangan (Thailand)...



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Spice Markets

Local stall at the markets, in historic Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.

Rawalpindi Streets

Breakfast stalls, on the back streets, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Up the Khyber

Late afternoon on a walkway across Trunk Road, in the bustling border city, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.






Karakoram Highway Route







Passu Views

One of the scary bridge crossings, on the spectacular 'Zarabad/Hussaini trek', that follows the 'Hunza River', south of Passu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Welcome

Everyone is welcome, in the small mountain village, Passu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Sunday Markets

Garlic seller at the famous 'Sunday Markets', where hundreds of local Uigur, Tajik, Kyrgy and Uzbek people arrive by donkey and cart, each Sunday to trade their wares... a "very lively" scene, not to be missed! Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.

Fit Up

Couple of kids outside a clothing store, in the 'Erdaoqiao Markets', Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.

Dunhuang Dunes

Trekking the impressive 'Mingsha Shan' sand dunes, near Dunhuang, Gansu, China.

Sated

Lunch on the 'River Jin' with Richard, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.






Potala Palace

The imposing 'Potala Palace', taken late afternoon, Lhasa, Tibet.






Gandan Views

Majestic mountain views, during the reconstruction of the 'Gandan Monastery', Dagze, Tibet.

Hengduanshan Ranges

Flying from the 'Tibetan Plateau', and heading over the 'Hengduanshan Ranges', that separates Tibet from China.

Sapa Markets

Hmong villagers selling their colourful embroidered garments, to western tourists on Market day, Sapa, Vietnam.

Mountain Village

Small rural village, while trekking the mountains surrounding Sapa, Vietnam.

Saigon Rooster

Cock fighting in the back streets, Saigon (aka HCMC), Vietnam.





Other travels to China include;

South West China 2010 - Exploring South West China.
Mongolia/China 2008 - Exploring east coast China and Mongolia.

Other photos from my travels;

Pakistan (پاکستان) photos - (PhotoStream)
Chinese (中國) photos - (PhotoStream)
Vietnamese (Việt Nam) photos - (PhotoStream)
Thai (ประเทศไทย) photos - (PhotoStream)




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