As I am about 10 days from departure, cramming the Chinese into my brain and my stuff into panniers, I keep researching deeper and deeper into Central Asia. NOW, I have fallen in love with the Pamirs.
I’ve prepared a lot for this second go around EXCEPT for my route. I have a general direction and major city stops…but I’m really throwing the planned route at the window.
Tentatively: Kunming, Shangri-La, Chengdu, Xining, Xinjiang…from there, it depends on the Visas.
My passport is at the Kazakhstan Embassy awaiting a “yae” or “nae”. Will know Friday….