missing it

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I didn’t leave. I walked around the village until I found some old structures: …and the desert park behind them: It wasn’t a very big desert. In fact, it was tiny as hell: I took my shoes off and wandered around in the dunes: By loading the video, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more […]


Batman

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My first day of rest was good. I did some laundry: All the while I kept hearing these noises outside, so when I was done washing my dirty clothes I decided to follow the long trail of melon seeds outside in the hallway: It was a celebration for local kids who had recently been accepted […]


wolfberries

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A perfect night: quiet, peaceful, relaxing. I woke up to a breakfast of cantaloup melon and a dish of noodles. Then the owner’s little nephew and I took a bunch of action photos: Mainly he posed, and I took the pictures: The sky was blue, there was laughter in the air. I was happy. Then […]


a friend coming in from afar…

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When I woke up, even the bugs were still asleep: I passed a structure that somehow resembled the Great Wall: Then I was on the long, straight road to the city of Jinghe: There were green fields left and right, and I was happy: Jinghe is a rather large settlement with a capita of 120.000. […]


pimp my truck

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I eventually had to leave the little village: Ran into two bikers on the way: They were going home to their native town of Jinghe, a rather big settlement about 65 kilometers from here. I was very much looking forward to that place – clean sheets, Internet, food en masse… But before that, there was […]


yes my laptop is pink shut up

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I decided to stay one more day in the land of leisure and melons. …also, I felt just slightly intimidated by the Gobi desert that was waiting for me out there. The sissy that I am.


spare

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It was nice to just hang out and read until night time. The next day I read some more, then I went out and got a new spare tire for the Caboose: So I got me a serving of Lanzhou Lamian and some lamb sticks. I had also acquired a nice little cantaloupe melon: Life […]


regiment 91

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When I woke up, it took me a while until I was able to lift my feet off the bed. I limped aimlessly around and ended up in the backyard of my hotel: I figured that I was lucky to be here and not somewhere out where in the blowing winds. Then I walked around […]


5-0-0-0

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I woke up to a good sky: Some clouds with a bit of sun, not too warm yet, but not too cold either. The mountains were still there in the distance: There was no road except the freeway to walk on: When it got hot around noon, I found an underpass and climbed down under […]


secrets from the road

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Lei Sheng and I left the hotel in Kuytun early in the morning: It seemed as though everything and everyone was still asleep. That’s exactly how we wanted it. Lei Sheng loaded the Caboose in his truck and took us to Usu. It was the place where I had tearfully parted with her last. The […]


hiding it

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At around 10 in the morning, I said goodbye to Uncle Shen and got on the train to Kuytun. We gently rolled on, and the Gobi desert passed by the window: It felt weird to be there: By loading the video, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock YouTube A few […]


eeny, meeny, miny, moe

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Uncle Shen and I went to get a train ticket today: We stopped at a roadside stall that was serving Niubi Liangfen 牛B凉粉. This was interesting not because of the food itself (liangfen is a dish of cold mung bean starch jelly), but because of the name: niu 牛 means “cow”, and the B stands […]


Xinjiang wins

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The next morning, Uncle Shen came over to pick me up. He was still riding his bike around (this time it was a foldable bicycle): …and I was happy to see that Lulu the dog was still there too: Ürümqi actually felt a bit more relaxed than the last time I was here. We went […]


no one waiting

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I arrived at Ürümqi airport late at night. People were there, waiting for their loved ones: A kind soul gave me a lift to my hotel.