Silk Road Travelogue: Karimabad, Hunza by Ali Karim with Photos

13 February 2017

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“This old town was restored and improved by the Aga Khan Foundation to provide clean drinking water, sewage system, and electricity with buried wires to all homes, in exchange for maintaining the exterior of the houses to the same look and feel as in the olden times. That way, the old town is preserved” — READ MORE

Please click on photo to read Karim’s piece on Karimabad, Hunza.

Date posted: February 13, 2017.

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Silk Road Travelogue: Photos of Historic Kashgar and Spectacular Drive Through the Karakoram Highway to Tashkurgan

15 November 2016

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In this third part of a fascinating photo-filled travelogue, Ali Karim takes our readers to historic sites in Kashgar including China’s biggest mosque, the mausoleum of a banished Uyghur, the Old Town with its narrow winding streets and old buildings, and the town’s Grand Bazaar. He also mentions about a Kashgar family’s warm hospitality, and visits a tea house, restaurants and some of the city’s metalwork and musical industries. Finally, readers are treated to photos of snow-capped mountains on the Karakoram Highway, as Ali and Dilshad head up to the town of Tashkurgan for the last leg of their stay in China.

Please Click: Photos of Exhilarating Kashgar and Scenic Drive to Tashkurgan

Photo: Ali Karim. Copyright. Please click for more photos.

Photo: Ali Karim. Copyright. Please click for more photos.

Date posted: November 15, 2016.

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Part 2 of Silk Road Travelogue by Ali Karim: Turpan and Historic Kashgar

9 November 2016

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PLEASE CLICK: Ali Karim’s Second Installment Covers Ancient Historic Sites, Vibrant Markets, Beautiful People and Impressive Mosques in Turpan and Kashgar

Please click on image for second installment in a special series on the Silk Road. Photos: Ali Karim. Copyright.

Please click on image for second installment in a special series on the Silk Road. Photos: Ali Karim. Copyright.

Date posted: November 9, 2016.

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Silk Road Travelogue by Ali Karim: An Invitation to a Great Adventure

28 October 2016

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PLEASE CLICK: JOIN ALI AND DILSHAD KARIM AT SIMERGPHOTOS ON THEIR ADVENTURES IN WESTERN CHINA, XINJIANG AND HUNZA

“Our passion is to travel the world and experience it like locals where possible. We Like to travel as Travellers Vs as Tourists and Experience Places like locals by staying at small locally owned/operated bed and breakfasts as homestays with locals . We also prefer to travel to places that are off the beaten path, less touristy and prefer unexplored places — Ali and Dilshad Karim.

Please click on image for first installment in a special series on the Silk Road. Photos: Ali Karim. Copyright.

Please click on image for first installment in a special series on the Silk Road. Photos: Ali Karim. Copyright.

Date posted: Friday, October 28, 2016.

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