Category Archives: Western China

Where I Slept: Urumqi-Dunhuang, China

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Megan

Urumqi – Dunhuang, China | 16 October, 2006 | $10.51 (over night hard seat train) Although I waited around for a sleeper train for a few days this leg was totally full. I finally gave up and decided it was … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Urumqi, China

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Megan

Urumqi, China | 15 October, 2006 | $0 (couchsurfing) I met David first back in Mongolia but the first time I came through town he was somewhere in Western Mongolia. This time around our schedules matched up and I took … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Urumqi, China

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Megan

Urumqi, China | 13 October, 2006 | $12.36 This is the same hotel I stayed in the first time I was in Urumqi and I thought it was easiest to go there since I knew where it was and what … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Kashgar – Urumqi, China

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Megan

Kashgar – Urumqi, China | 11 October, 2006 | $42.65 (high speed sleeper train) This was my second time on this train and this time it was almost totally empty. I shared my 4-bed compartment with a middle-aged woman was … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Osh, Kyrgyzstan – Kashgar, China

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Megan

Osh, Kyrgyzstan – Kashgar, China | 8 October, 2006 | $50 (overnight sleeper bus) This would be my third time traveling between Osh and Sary Tash on this trip and this time I decided to go by bus. The first … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Urumqi, China

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Megan

Urumqi, China | 31 July, 2006 | $11.63 USD When I first arrived in Urumqi I was traveling with the Taiwanese woman I met in Jiayuguan. The first hotel that we tried was full and calling around it seemed that … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Turpan, China

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Megan

Turpan, China | 25 July, 2006 | $3.71 USD This was a nice hotel, really, but the woman I was traveling with and I asked what cheaper options they had. The staff in the fancy reception area hesitated and finally … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Dunhuang-Turpan, China

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Megan

Dunhuang-Turpan, China (overnight train) | 23 July, 2006 | $23.98 USD (train ticket) This sleeper train took us from a town about two hours outside of Dunhuang to a town about one hour outside of Turpan. The train line wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Lanzhou, China

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Megan

Lanzhou, China | 19 July, 2006 | $5.69 USD Lanzhou is one of those places that you don’t really want to go to but you end up passing through because its a rail hub. I ended up stuck here in … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Hohhot-Yinchuan, China

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Megan

Hohhot-Yinchuan, China (overnight sleeper bus) | 18 July, 2006 | $17.92 (bus fare) Getting to Lanzhou from Hohhot proved to be difficult. I believe I was on an indirect train line and, even then, the trains were sold out and … Continue reading →

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