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Following Ella, Peter and a dream through the Taklamakan

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  • May 18 to Saturday 20: Free in Charkilik / Ruoqiang

    Posted on April 27, 2016 5:42 pm by griell Comment

    Ruoqiang has an interesting museum, which hosts the “Beauty of Loulan”, a red haired mummy, of Caucasian origin (aka. European) who died 3.800 years ago. There is an interesting history underneath, almost a detective novel, because.. what did a red haired, 45 year old european woman doing in the Takla-Makan, 40 centuries ago?.


    📂This entry was posted in 2016 Trip Planning 📎and tagged 315 Road Altyn Tag Ella Maillard Kokonor Lop Nor Peter Fleming Qaidam Qaidam Trekking Tarim
  • May 12, 2017: Niya-Qiemo (200 Km) by local bus

    Posted on April 14, 2016 3:17 pm by griell Comment

    And they depart Cherchen, through a less desert country than expected “June and July are not good months to travel the Takla Makan and we had a certain dread of the desert. At first it seemed less naked, through not less desolate, than expected”.


    📂This entry was posted in 2016 Trip Planning 📎and tagged Cherchen China by bus Ella Maillard Niya Peter Fleming Qiemo taklamakan
  • Riding on the steppe, while looking Slalom’s shadow

    Posted on March 24, 2016 9:38 pm by griell Comment

    From Peter Fleming: “It occurs to me that there is too much grumbling in this book. I am trying to give an honest account of this journey, but perhaps fidelity to the facts unwittingly distorts the picture, misapplies the emphasis, fails to reflect past reality (…)”


    📂This entry was posted in Other 📎and tagged Ella Maillard News of Tartary Peter Fleming

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