I made it to Urumqi, had an awesome time there with a couchsurfing host then flew to Kashgar which was as amazing as ever. Brett arrived, we got kicked out of our hotel because it was suddenly closed down, we ate ramadan food, went to the Sunday market and ate far too much watermelon. Now we’re in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan after crossing the Torugart pass and spending a night in a yurt next to Tash Rabat caravanserai.

First impressions of Kyrgyzstan are great – lots of mountains, nature and wide open spaces. We have about 2 weeks here before heading to Tajikistan. Updates may be a little sporadic but hopefully in Karakol (in a few days) I’ll have more internet time and electricity so I can use my laptop to work on photos. A shower would also be nice at some stage.