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The taxi pulled alongside an older man on his bicycle, and then suddenly veered right into his path. The bicyclist nonchalantly squeezed his brakes and veered out of the way, with millimeters to sp...

From Russia to India (part VIII: Travel Notes on China)

The district of Xishuangbanna in South Eastern corner of China, on the border with Burma and Laos always seems to me one of the most exotic place in the world. It has about 25 funny looking minorit...

From Russia to India (part VII: Travel notes on how to loose 20 lb effortlessly)

My latest impression was from the Delhi, to which I came by the train from the Northern Province of India - Laddakh. There is a well known fact from the biography of Buddha: When Buddha saw a bird...

From Russia to India (part IV: Travel Notes from Takla Makan Desert)

I never dreamed of being on the North or South Poles, but Takla Makan was always on my mind. Takla Makan is a unique geographical phenomenon. It is a gigantic crack in the Earth's surface, whic...

From Russia to India (part III: Travel Notes from free country China)

I left Almaty on June 11 and went by train and taxi to the town of Zaisan near Chinese border. After bad experience with miserable neighbors on my Trans Siberian route two years ago, I prefer plats...