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money entering thru Pakistan on KKH

by buckmab 17 March 2012

Hi, I'll be traveling the KKH to China and want to stop at Kara Kul lake. I'm wondering about exchanging/getting Chinese money before…
Re: Irkeshtam Pass - back and forth - Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang-Kyrgyzstan

by emmeff 26 June 2011

There is a portion of the city preserved as a living museum. The remainder is being rebuilt in a 'Chinese modern' style, which has much…
RE: Lanzhou to Kashgar

by downthehighway 02 May 2008

As mentioned above, there is a new highway through the desert recently completed between Hotan and Aksu. At least part of it follows the…
RE: Travel restrictions in Xinjiang

by downthehighway 01 May 2008

The currentl travel situation in the Kashgar area is that things are tighter than in previous years, but movement by travelers is unhindered…
RE: Xinjiang schedule in May

by downthehighway 01 May 2008

Lots of sitting in motor vehicles. You are covering a lot of distance in 7 days. Given your interary, you might want to put in more distance…
RE: Xinjiang schedule in May

by downthehighway 01 May 2008

Lots of sitting in motor vehicles. You are covering a lot of distance in 7 days. Given your interary, you might want to put in more distance…
Song Kul or Karakol Lake in Xinjiang ?

by toastnvegemite 06 October 2007

hi

i was in kyrghzstan in june unfortunately just before the yurts opened at song kul, we went to another lake nearby whose name…
Kashgar

by bigempty 20 September 2007

Hey...
I was impressed by Kashgar. The old city is amazing you can spend hours just wandering around the small streets, late afternoon…
Biking the Karakorum Highway :)

by SteveinKashgar 12 April 2007

On the China side, you'll get some precip in August due to monsoon on the Indian Subcontinent, but mostly the weather will be warm enough.…
Biking the Karakoram Highway

by Ye Olde Thorn Tree 16 December 2002

KKH cycling
I can confirm that cycling is now not allowed between the first Chinese checkpost (about 3km down from the markers at Khunjer…