I’ve spent almost ten years now adventure traveling to the five continents and, although I still consider myself a rookie compared to many of the travelers I met around the world (pros with 20 or more trips under their belts!), I built over time a pretty extensive experience on how to gear up for adventure. This experience comes in part from mistakes I did in my first trips and in part from all the things I learned observing fellow travelers more experienced than myself. More »

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Finally, after a long delay (sorry for that!), here is the third and last part of the story about my trip along the Chinese Silk Road. If you missed the previous two parts you can read them here and here. Like for the other parts, be sure to have a look at the small gallery at the end of the post.

After Lanzhou and a glimpse of Tibet in Xiahe, the trip continued through the Hexi Corridor: historically, the strategic passage to get into China from central Asia. More »