Category Archives: Where I Slept

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: Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Megan

Osh, Kyrgyzstan | 7 October, 2006 | $4.12 My brilliant plan to get a ride from Tajikistan to Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan and then to hitchhike on a truck to the Chinese border didn’t quite work out. We arrived in Sary … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Murgab, Tajikistan

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Megan

Murgab, Tajikistan | 1 October, 2006 | $8.75 Murgab is the main town on the Eastern end of the Pamir Highway near the Tajik, Kyrgyz and Chinese borders. We arrived in Murgab around lunchtime and our driver took us directly … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Alichur, Tajikistan

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Megan

Alichur, Tajikistan | 29 September, 2009 | $8.75 We arrived in Alichur with an hour or two before sundown so I went out exploring. I took wonderful photos of the local kids and the father and daughter I had tea … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Navabad, Tajikistan

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Megan

Navabad, Tajikistan | 28 September, 2006 | $5.83 Although there are a few official home stays that are approved by a Tajik organization we spent most of our nights on the road in the Wakhan Corridor and Pamir Highway with … Continue reading →

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Where I Slept: Khorog, Tajikistan

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Megan

Khorog, Tajikistan | 27 September, 2006 | $8 One of the two guys I was traveling with in Tajikistan flew into Khorog a day early and met me at the airport. He had walked, but a nice petroleum businessman from … Continue reading →

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