It has been so long since I published a log, I feel that I am really lagging! Although, I can't feel too bad as I have been away from a computer for a long time. I didn't see even see a car for four days! I had an amazing time in a valley right next to Tibet, literally a kilometer or two from the border. Of course, the area I was in really can be considered Tibet anyway, as one person I was talking to pointed out. This area was apparently part of the Kingdom of Tibet before China took it [View Full Entry]

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Hey allihopa. Siden sist har reisen tatt av til mindre byer (endelig!). Etter Kunming, dro vi (jeg, Lund og danskene) til Linjang, en eldgammel flott by, alle veier er av brostein og det er masse smaa elver gjennom hele byen. Veldig spesiell by som er paa unescos liste over verneverdige byer. Der tok vi en sykkeltur, og dro en tur for aa gaa Tiger leaping Gorge. TLG var en superflott tur, med mektig fjelllandskap, alle var fornoyde, men naa var det nok gange i fjell og mark saa naa ville alle nedover mot varmen...nesten Jeg derimot fikk blod paa tann... De [View Full Entry]

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I am sorry that I have been so horrible at writing. I have already been to some incredible places but am still writing about the beginning of my trip! I think I've gotten behind because I've been taking more time to soak in the new sights, smells, and culture. So although I am several days and towns behind, I will continue to write when I have the chance, and try to make up the days. I am extremely happy not to be in the city anymore. Certain cities seem to take life out of you...and the mountains just bring it [View Full Entry]

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We like Americans, maybe not the middle-aged vacationers when roaming in herds, but on the whole we like them. But today we are glad that our passports are red and not blue because today we enter Tibet, and Americans are not allowed in. (This may have changed by now - information is hard to come by here.) For those who don’t know, Tibet is a province of China with some claims for independence. Sort of like a high-altitude Scotland. Based on hearsay, the latest edition of the Lonely Planet guide to China is routinely confiscated by officials because on the map [View Full Entry]

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