Sunday, April 6, 2008
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Map work
Navigating through China will be a challenge. Here Suping is helping me with some serious map work.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Itinerary
ITINERARY
DATE ACTIVITY LOCATION DISTANCE
August 4 Depart Istanbul
August 10 Rest day Amasya Turkey (Yesilirmak River)
August 15 Rest day Yusefeli Turkey
August 15 Enter Georgia (Adjara Region; Kaheti Vineyards;
Lagodekhi)
August 18 Arrive Tbilisi .............................................1,614 km
August 19 Rest day Tbilisi
August 20 Depart Tbilisi
August 22 Enter Azerbaijan (Postbina)
August 25 Rest day Baku Azerbaijan (Seki-Samari Route)
August 28 Enter Turkmenistan (Turkmenbashi)
August 31 Arrive Ashgabat ........................................................1,103 km
September 1 Rest day Ashgabat
September 2 Depart Ashgabat (To Mary)
September 6 Rest day Mary Turkmenistan
September 9 Enter Uzbekistan (Buchara)
September 10 Rest day Bukhara Uzbekistan
September 13 Arrive Samarqand ........................................................1,107 km
September 14 Rest day Samarqand
September 15 Depart Samarqand
September 16 Enter Tajikistan (Penjikent)
September 18 Enter Uzbekistan (Konibodom)
September 19 Enter Kyrgyzstan (Osh) (Through Fergana Valley)
September 20 Rest day Osh Kyrgystan
High point Taldyk Pass & Irkoshtam Pass (3,615 m)
September 24 Enter China (Ulugqat)
September 26 Arrive Kashgar (Kashi) ......................................................1,031 km
September 27 Rest day Kashgar
September 28 Depart Kashgar
October 3 Rest day Kuche
October 9 Rest day Turpan (Tu Lu Fan) Bezseklik Thousand Buddha Caves nearby.Turpan) Low point – 200 m below sea level
October 16 Arrive Dunhuang ..........................................................1,985 km
October 17 Rest day Dunhuang (Kizil Caves N/W of Kuche)
October 18 Depart Dunhuang (The Corridor – 1,000 km narrow and long passage to Lanzhou; Mogao Caves; Qilian Mtns to south; Beishan Mtns, Alashan Plateau semi-desert to north)
October 21 Rest day Jiayuguan (“The greatest pass under heaven”;
ancient fort) Zhangye – 34.5 m long reclining Buddha
October 29 Rest day Lanzhou
November 4 Arrive Xian ..............................................................1,701 km
November 5 Rest day Xian
November 6 Rest day Xian
November 7 Depart Xian
Laoyang
Pingyao & Wutai Shan Mtns (3,058 m)
(Taizhong Xian)
November 13 Rest day Anyang (Probably won’t come here as off
Route)
November 18 Arrive Beijing ..................................................................1,149 km
November 19 Rest day Beijing
November 20 Rest day Beijing
November 21 Depart Beijing
November 21 Over night Tianjin
November 22 Over night Dezhou
November 23 Over night Jinan
November 24 Over night Zibo
November 25 Over night Weifang
November 26 Over night Laiyang
November 27 Arrive Yantai
November 28 Rest day Yantai
November 29 Depart for Weihai
November 30 Continue to Chen Shan Jiao ( eastern most point of land in mainland
China). Erect Canadian flag!December 1 Return to Yantai
Date uncertain Ferry boat to Korea
Cycle Incheon to Seoul with Chris and Hyoe YeonEND OF SILK ROAD TRIP!!! (Until the next phase Seoul to Nara, Japan)
Introduction
The trip will commence at Istanbul on August 4th, and is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on November 18th after crossing eight countries. Then after a couple of rest days, I will continue to Cheng Shan Jiao, the eastern most point of land of mainland China, east of Weihai, in Shandong Province. Following this I will take a ferry boat from Yantai to Incheon and finish the trip with a short ride into Seoul.
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