Monthly Archives: July 2016
all the other countries
I left early in the morning, and when I did, I sawย a sparrow’s nest that the people here were keeping next to a window: I hadย noticedย the bird in the corridor the night before, but I had thought nothing of it. Now I knew that the bird somehow belonged here. Walking was tough but good. The […]
bye-bye Zhongguo
It all started with a hangover. I woke up feeling terrible. Soย I just lay there for a while. The ceiling was there. The room was there. The hotel was there. Everything was there. Nothing was missing. I was ready to go. Yetย I didn’t really want to. I made the decision to leaveย around noon. That’s when […]
used things
My friends Lin Bo and Dennis Wu came back to see me today: They took me to a place where my new tent had been delivered (it was actually not new but used, “95% new” the vendor had said). I went to the border and asked if I could walk through, but they said no. […]
bye tent
Bad news. I just realized that I lost my tent. It must have happened on one of those flights: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service […]
shooting
Today I spent in Khorgas shooting with my friends Lin Bo ๆๆณข… …and Dennis Wu: We took some shots near the border: And then we filmed the process of loading up the Caboose: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing […]
flights
Four years later, and here I am – back in Khorgas. It took a lot of flying to get here: Hanover – Istanbul Istanbul – Beijing Beijing – Karamay Karamay – Yining …and then a car ride to Khorgas. Most of the time it looked somewhat like this: You are currently viewing a placeholder content […]