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Hi Frank,
Bought "The Road Gets Better From Here" to read on my Kindle, got a feeling I've read it before or perhaps extracts from it somewhere.
I see from your post that China features twice. I've travelled the Silk Road from Xi-An to Kashi but on public transport, not by bike. Would love to retrace my steps as part of a bigger trip but from my readings taking a bike into China is both expensive and very difficult. Plenty of info to be gleaned from a site called MyChinaMotto.
I'm resident in Japan and can take the ferry from here to South Korea or to Shanghai and other ports for that matter; there are plenty of options.
I'd be interested to discuss possibilities and options with you. One option I have been looking into is going to China to buy a bike (Jialing JH600) and then leaving from China to continue the journey. There are problems associated with this course as well but others have done similar trips.
Cheers
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Hi again robtho. The book is a good read. First published in 2008, chronicles the author's journey from the summer of 2005. I'll be uncovering the miles of red tape soon when I contact the Chinese Embassy. All I know is it can be done,other have done it. I want to visit the Silk Road oasis towns like Turpan, and see the Taklamakan Desert...all from the seat of my bike. So I'm prepared to do the initial slog to make it happen. I like your idea of purchasing a local Chinese bike. Could take some of the hassle out initially, could also add later on. Let me know how your plans progress. Cheers. Frank
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Yes not a bad read at all, finished it waiting for a flight at Paris Airport. I do have a bit more of a riding background than he did but suffer from more years under the belt.
There is also plenty of good info from this blog Sibirsky Extreme
I've sent you a PM to intro myself.
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