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782 days ago
The link below should take you to a You Tube video: Hope that you enjoy it!!
802 days ago
These are evaluative comments made by the members at the end of the expedition: Emily . Right so… overall impressions of the last month… Obviously had a really amazing time, not sure I could pick one favourite thing but highlights include Mustagata, the drive from Narat, swimming in the lake today and, of course, that first night at Manosarovar. The hardest part was probably the first week because there was just too much time spent on the mini-bus like tourists, although we did see some really impressive things. Despite being dubious about how small the group was at first I think it’s actually turned out to be an advantage; we’ve all got to know each other really well and had a laugh. If I came back here in the future I would definitely like to see more of Kyrgyzstan as it’s beautiful, and I would bring my own breakfast supplies for travelling in China . J Giles. Overall, I think our ...
813 days ago
The nine strong Derbyshire / Yorkshire based group spent the whole of August travelling through China , (particularly Tibet & Xinjiang), Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan . Initially we flew out to Almaty, ( Kazakhstan ), and then travelled overland to Xinjiang, crossing the border at Khorgos, which was time consuming and quite expensive. Unfortunately two members of the group found that their main baggage failed to reach Almaty on 2 nd August. The airline was less than helpful in tracing and returning the bags. Both bags were only returned to the group members on 30 th August – two days before returning to the UK , (more of this sorry tale later). Once in China the group fell into a smooth routine, which was professionally organised by Osman Mamtile, (Alip), of Xinjiang Caravan International Travel Service. We travelled to the mountain pastureland near Yining, then south to Korla and Turpan before ...
818 days ago
Well, this wasn't much of a blog really, was it? I managed to make an entry sometime in early August, then couldn't access the blog facility at any of the internet cafes that I used in western China after the first one in Korla. From our entry point in China we travelled in a clockwise direction around Xinjian & Tibet, visiting: Narat Korla Turpan Dunghuan Xi'an Lhasa Xighatse Saga Lake Manosarovar Ali Yinguan Kashgar Kara Kul Mustagata Then crossed into Kyrgyzstan visiting: Tash Rabat Issy Kul Bishkek All in all we had a great time, seeing lots of sights, eating lots of food and, most of all, meeting lots of wonderful people. We didn't manage to complete the Mt Kailash Kora due to a mixture of poor weather, altitude sickness and missing equipment. We did make up for it, in part by trekking on the slopes of Mustagata - so not all was lost. Speaking of lost - Chris and Sam retrieved their rucksack in Bishkek ...
