Rule Britannia The only people to come out of this well so far are the British consulate. Well that's not quite true but they have been a shining beacon of light in this murky bureaucratic world of pointless bits of paper, red ink and inexplicable delays. But to explain all this would be jumping the gun rather. Back to where we were, three days and 4000km ago I was in Kashgar. It had all seemed relatively straight forward, I would collect my police report o...

The Three Rules of Travelling The three rules of travelling, as handed down through the ages to intrepid travellers everywhere, are as follows: Number 1: Do not lose your passport Number 2: Do not lose your passport in China Number 3: Do not lose your passport in China about as far as possible from the nearest place that can reissue it. But more of that later. When I last left you I was enjoying the comforts of Bishkek. There were many be...