Serenity

The Most Peaceful Place on Earth

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November 4th 2007
Lake Namtso Having bumped into a Canadian couple in a travel agents the previous day who were arranging a trip to Lake Namtso, and jumping at the offer to join them and share the costs, we surprised ourselves by getting up and leaving the Banak Shol at exactly the time we had planned, 6.30am! (after waking up the night security man to unlock the front gate!) I realised, walking the te ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more