After researching that Western China and Northern Pakistan were accessible and relatively safe, traveler Julia Amaral visited both countries in late summer 2019. Using ground travel as much as possible, she spent time experiencing the people and culture, while absorbing the incredible scenery. Her guides in China were both knowledgeable Uyghur (wee•gr) Muslims, who shared their experience about the Uyghur people of the Xinjiang autonomous region, before their sad plight became world news. In Pakistan, Muhammed Shifa, her best guide ever, turned out to be a religious leader of the Ismailia Shia sect. Wherever they went, he knew people, all of whom loved him. Because of a special travel interest in education for girls and women, Shifa arranged several opportunities to meet and visit schools.
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