Instead of driving onwards we take a break in Lanzhou. We need it as we are dead tired and have a lot of work to do. This trip doesn’t come easy. Next to driving we write and film as well…

Early in the morning we arrive at the car and pack it. Michel does his quick inspection of the car and comes to a horrible conclusion. Somebody has been standing on the rack on the back of the car bending…

We have a good night sleep, something we needed desperately. We pack the car and head towards the Tibetan Yellow Hat Temple complex Ta-er Si. The evening before we had not seen any monks or nice buildings. But when we…

Xiahe is a little town named after the river Xia that runs alongside the town. The town is actually split into two. One part is Muslim the other Tibetan Buddhist. The great thing is that both sides live alongside each…

A western breakfast can do a person good. No fried vegetables, no garlic, no UFO¡¯s (unidentified food objects) but just plain bread with a sunny side up egg on it! Mmmmmh. With renewed strength we head towards the grasslands, 14…

We leave Xiahe at around ten after saying goodbye to Anne and Paul, the two dutchies we met. Slowely we drive out of town. Not because of safety but ust because we want to suck in some more beautful images.…

We wake up at around nine and still feel horrible. Michel¡¯s stomach is quiet and empty by now. Luckily we brought Gastrolyte (ORS) , a mix of rice, salt and sugars which gives energy after loosing a lot of fluid.…

A rapid growing economy which is changing from communistic to social capitalistic brings bad things as well. Every major town we visit has dozens and dozens so called beauty parlour shops were young girls wait for their customers. Officially they…

Xi-an is famous for the terracotta warriors. But there is more to see in Xi-an. The belltower, the moslimquarter and the old citywall are few of the many sights to visit. We head to the terracotta warriors first. We enjoy…

Again we pay a visit to the terracotta warriors. Elles: I am not feeling very well so we take it easy. We take our time filming the warriors and then head back to town. By this time i feel very…