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Cycling the Silk Road

Filed under: Biking, Arts and Culture, History, Asia, Europe, China, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Camping, EcotourismCycling tours have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially amongst adventure travelers... ...full story at Gadling

from Gadling on Fri, Oct 30 2009

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