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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. ... [read more]
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. ... [read more] Blog: Train to Tibet - Lhasa
Date: February 17th 2008
The train journey to Tibet is the highest in the world. They actually have to pump oxygen into the cabin to offset the effects of altitude sickness because it peaks at about 3000 meters. The journey was going to take us about 48 hours so we decided to splurge and get a 4 berth cabin between us. It turned out to be well worth it, 2 days of hocking and spitting would have been tough on the nerves. ... read more
Date: February 17th 2008
The train journey to Tibet is the highest in the world. They actually have to pump oxygen into the cabin to offset the effects of altitude sickness because it peaks at about 3000 meters. The journey was going to take us about 48 hours so we decided to splurge and get a 4 berth cabin between us. It turned out to be well worth it, 2 days of hocking and spitting would have been tough on the nerves. ... read more
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Lucia and Myself are heading to Australia via the Trans Mongolian Express. We are leaving on 20.09.2007
Well we did make it to Australia in the end. With a pile of useless threadbare clothes and some fantastic memories. I'm dragging my heels publishing but I will get them all up eventually.
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