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CHINA | Fri, 30 Oct 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [99] | Comments [2]
Travelling to the “roof top of the world” wasn’t one of the easiest decisions we’ve made. It’s a place of constant religious and political tension, so the Tibet
‘story’ is a fascinating one. China has always considered Tibet to be part of its Empire, ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, qinghai to tibet railway, lhasa, potala palace, dalai lama, gyantse, shigatse, sakya, everest base camp, zhangmu
CHINA | Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By poeanne | Views [98]
Friday September 18, 2009 Shangri-la
is not a place. It is within
yourself.
Today, we
are free. No tours, no excursions, no
climbing.
And today we
with replenished our carry ons with all clean clothes.... Read more >
Tags: lhasa, tibet, jhakong monastary, old town, muslim area
CHINA | Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By poeanne | Views [83] | Comments [1]
Thursday September 17, 2009 We did not start our touring until noon today because my sister teaches college classes online. She teaches 4 classes every Wednesday evening almost back to back over 4 hours back home. But with the time difference the ... Read more >
Tags: lhasa, tibet, norbunga monastary, sera monastary
CHINA | Fri, 18 Sep 2009 | By poeanne | Views [94] | Comments [1]
Wednesday September 16, 2009. It was not an easy climb up to Potala Palace to say the least, but we were not the only people stopping to rest and catch our breaths along the way. We started early when it was cooler. The experience of being ... Read more >
Tags: lhasa, tibet, potala palace
CHINA | Fri, 18 Sep 2009 | By poeanne | Views [72]
Our first introduction to the mighty Himalayas was from the plane window. Let’s just say they were far too close on both sides of the plane, and it was more comfortable looking straight ahead. No problems finding our driver and getting to Lhasa.... Read more >
Tags: tibet, lhasa
USA | Fri, 11 Sep 2009 | By poeanne | Views [84] | Comments [3]
In 15 hours from now, with just a carry-on bag, my mom, sister, and I will set out on a 21 hour flight for "an adventure of a lifetime". As we travel through 7 countries over the next three weeks, we will be updating our blog regularly.... Read more >
Tags: bhutan, tibet, nepal, china, india, thailand, hong kong, maccau, atlanta georgia
CHINA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By ccwrichard | Views [40]
1. Laos – China’s border, immigration
at Chinese side was unbelievable. First time ever an officer gone thru again
and again my passport. She wasn’t satisfied the first officer who took my
passport for inspection.... Read more >
Tags: china, tibet, everest, qihai, great wall
CHINA | Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [113]
Collected at 5.30 am by motorbike so got to ride thru streets of KTM with backpack and a tight grip. Landcruiser Toyota to the border with Devin (21, US) and Jon (33, Dutch) and guide and driver. Nepal is so endlessly fascinating. You can hardly blink ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, breathless, cold
CHINA | Wed, 13 Aug 2008 | By dherman | Views [255] | Comments [1]
Tibet Activists Expose Colonialst Mentality at Olympic Park Her screams were faint at first, but soon they filled the air. "Free Tibet! Free Tibet!" I looked up and saw a thin, young woman and another slightly older man on the walking bridge ... Read more >
Tags: beijing, olympics, tibet, protests, free tibet
CHINA | Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By dherman | Views [424]
Outlawed Tibetan Flags Fly in Beijing: Just an hour before the Opening Ceremonies were to kick off at the auspicious time of 8:08pm on 08/08/08, Chinese officials used force to subdue three activisits who boldly removed sweatshirts to reveal Team ... Read more >
Tags: beijing, olympics, free tibet, tibet, protests
INDIA | Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By nermo | Views [169]
Leaving Agra and Delhi, I head for the northern mountains in Himachal Pradesh, the journey entirely shifts to the Tibetan surrounding distinctive to this region. Bordering with Nepal and Pakistan, Himachal Pradesh-the land of eternal snow peaks-stretches ... Read more >
Tags: dharmasala, himalata, tibet, india, himachal pradesh
CHINA | Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [387]
Today is our final day in Tibet so we thought we'd finish off with a recap of the past couple of weeks. When we last wrote, we were about to set off on a trek between two of the major monasteries in the vicinity of Lhasa. The trek started off well ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, the great outdoors
CHINA | Sun, 17 Feb 2008 | By camm_hunter_gibson | Views [784] | Comments [3]
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Tags: tibet, adventures
CHINA | Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By tim_and_sam | Views [2206] | Comments [2]
As the title suggests, we've now been in Tibet for a week and thought it was time to update this with our latest news. We took the train from Chengdu to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet on the 3rd Feb. Of the 22 trains we are taking on this trip, this ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, mountains
CHINA | Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By jojo2go | Views [194]
Well, I finally made it into Tibet after my flight was delayed for 2 consecutive days due to a "sandstorm". I did think it strange that the bad weather was delayed by a sandstorm and just put it to bad english translation by the Chinese staff ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, the great outdoors
CHINA | Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By jojo2go | Views [395]
So we finally booked our way to Tibet with Sim's Cozy Travel, which is a travel agency within the hostel I'm staying at - Sim's Cosy Garden Hostel, but more on the hostel in a moment. The service lady was actually Tibetan and asked her about travelling ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, the planning phase
CHINA | Sun, 13 Jan 2008 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Views [374] | Comments [1]
Have you ever visited a place so surreal, it seems each passing moment is that of a dream? My imagination conjures up places like Yosemite Valley, the Olympic rainforest, the boulder forest of Fontainebleau, and the underwater world of Dahab...and ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, adventures
CHINA | Thu, 13 Dec 2007 | By camm_hunter_gibson | Views [430] | Comments [1]
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CHINA | Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [859]
While we were in the process of chartering a mini-van to take us from
Lhasa to the border, the woman that we were dealing with kept warning
us that the driver would not be able to take us all the way to the
Nepali border town of Zhangmu, but only ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, adrenaline
CHINA | Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [620]
Along with a huge laundry list of other transgressions to the Tibetan people, the Chinese government has made travel within the Tibet "Autonomous" Region incredibly difficult. In the same vein as the permits that are supposedly required to ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, on the road
CHINA | Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [1099]
While traveling, we have been incredibly lucky to meet a full complement of wonderful people; and it was no surprise to us to have fallen into a great bunch of people while getting used to the altitude in Lhasa. We are not exactly sure whose crazy ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, the great outdoors
CHINA | Thu, 1 Nov 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [632]
We finally made it to Tibet, despite the lack of information,
misinformation we kept running across in China. We arrived on the 28th
of October, via a 44 hour train ride from Chengdu. Being the clever,
sneaky little duo we are, we made it into ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, culture
CHINA | Wed, 31 Oct 2007 | By rprip | Views [193]
I can't believe we made it to Tibet! It seemed to be impossible but we met a tour agent who gave us a permit and booked our tickets. Air China all the way. Airport was a breeze except when we had to go back to check the knife we used to cut our ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, adventures
CHINA | Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [340] | Comments [3]
26.10.07: - Today is our last day in Nepal & I spent most of my time updating the blog. In fact I set a new record in the Internet cafe of 5 hours, hilar! Both Drew & I then went to the Radisson to have dinner with Catherine, Terry & Anne.... Read more >
Tags: tibet, mountains
CHINA | Sun, 28 Oct 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [591] | Comments [1]
Having entered China four times in the past four months, the Stunnings
had finally gotten their fill of China. Not to say that we did not
love China, we were just ready for something new. While still
technically China, the absorbed state of ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, philosophy of travel
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