A change of plans – the expanse of Dungeness

Have you ever heard of Dungeness? Me neither. Which is a shame since this is Europe’s largest shingles area (someone…

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What I learned on the Silk Road

I can’t have a feature called what I learned in China, because this has been done. But the Silk Road…

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On the road to Kashgar 

We arrived back at the hotel where we had a discussion if we get a room to take a shower.…

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The Taklamakan desert

After the late lunch we went back to the hotel to pick up our luggage for the night and then we…

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Sandstorm in Hotan

Our day started rather early with a pick up at 5:30 to leave for the airport. We were moving again and flying to…

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A night to remember

The camel caravan arrived at 4pm to the Auberge to pick up an American and an English couple, two Japanese…

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Berber Pizza in Merzouga

The overnight stay at the Auberge du Sud was uneventful. When I had breakfast at around 9:00 I noticed that…

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Finally the desert

We left the hotel in Midelt around 9:30 and went on down south. We had a short stop at the…

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On the way to the desert

We left Chefchaouen at 9am yesterday and I was happy to be in the road again. The landscape here is…

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