July 03, 2004
Dunhuang to Turpan
After finishing up his bike tour, Rick and I dumped his bike off with the Chinese family he stayed with one night between Linxia and Xiahe. Although their house was compact, it was clear this country family was not so...Read this update
Posted by Christina at 07:04 PM |
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June 28, 2004
"Little Tibet of China"
As my final bus ride on the seeminly endless route to Xiahe wheezed it's way over the last hill up to Xiahe, I noticed a billboard in (bad) English that pronounced Xiahe the "little Tibet of China." I have...Read this update
Posted by Christina at 06:27 PM |
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Rick's 250-mile bike ride
Here's a recent email Rick wrote about his trip from Lanzhou to Xiahe via bicycle. Definitely a different experience than mine...chugging across the landscape in a beat up minibus. Day before yesterday I completed my 250-mile bicycle journey across Gansu...Read this update
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June 26, 2004
Lanzhou to Xiahe
It's been so long since I've updated this or even emailed anybody that it's going to be difficult for me to encapsulate our adventure, traveling from Lanzhou, the provincial capital of Gansu, to Xiahe, home of the Labrang Monastery. But...Read this update
Posted by Christina at 06:07 PM |
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