The Long Horse Ride Blog
From Beijing to London between the Olympics and beyond
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Good News Bad News
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Thursday 29th April. A couple of days ago Mr Peng dropped the bombshell that he has to go back to Beijing as his elderly father is very ill....
Monday, 7 June 2010
Hami Holiday
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Friday 30th April. We have been having a very welcome couple of days off in Hami, recharging batteries, washing everything that moves (such ...
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Summer Is a-coming in …
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Wednesday 28th April …. and the cuckoos certainly loude sing in the oases round Hami. Having only ever heard but not seen cuckoos before, I ...
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Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Gobi Hoboes
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Sunday 24th April. For what purports to be a desert area, the Gobi seems to receive an inordinate amount of precipitation, and yesterday we ...
Monday, 24 May 2010
Another One Bites the Dust.
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Friday 23rd April. By using Google Earth I had traced out a slightly more pioneering route through the desert further away from the main roa...
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We Arrive in Xinjiang
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Thursday 22nd April. We have just arrived at Xingxingxia on the border between Gansu and Xinjiang, and are waiting for the Animal Health ins...
White Gobi
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Wed 22nd April. This strangely confident road sign we encountered just before we entered the Gobi proper became self explanatory when we wok...
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