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Karakoram Highway part three: Kyrgyzstan

14th November 2018 By Mark Jolly

After an interesting but strange few days in China, I felt much more relaxed as soon as we were through the final passport check and into Kyrgyzstan, via the Torugart Pass, 3,752 metres above sea level.

The scenery didn’t change much but everything else did. Gone was the vaguely threatening atmosphere. I say that, and it’s true, but we were not bothered by security forces at all in China, except for the long wait at borders. What must it be like for the locals? [Read more…] about Karakoram Highway part three: Kyrgyzstan

Filed Under: Cycling, Uncategorised Tagged With: bike, China, cycling, Karakoram Highway, Pakistan

Karakoram Highway part two: China

1st November 2018 By Mark Jolly

At 4,880 metres, the border between Pakistan and China, the Khunjerab Pass, is the highest paved road international border in the world.

Along with the Pakistanis who had driven up there, we posed for photographs under the arch that marks the border and laughed at the sign boasting about the world’s highest ATM.  [Read more…] about Karakoram Highway part two: China

Filed Under: Cycling Tagged With: bike, China, cycling, Karakoram Highway, Pakistan

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