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Yaks in the Snow

Could I have found anything more Tibetan than Yaks in the snow? It's like photographing Highland cows in Scotland, Moose in Canada or Jesus in the Vatican. Gotta love them Yaks! Just stay away from their cheese. We were given some to suck on when we went up to altitude. It's hard, it's waxy, it's cheesy. It's like eating a cheesy candle. Not good. And it lasts for ever. It can't be killed - by stomach acids or nuclear bombs. Yak cheese, cockroaches and Oakley lenses are all that will survive a nuclear war. That's one messed up future our planet's got. Oh, and Yak meat? Chewy. Gamey. Stringy. I'll stick to badgers and squirrels thank you very much.
This Country Makes Me Sick

October 30th 2008
Lhasa - Yamdrok-tso Lake - Gyantse - Shigaste - Shegar - Everest Base Camp - Old Tingri - Zhangmu This week Occasionally Bob's special guest is… Bob's Mum “Quickly! Quickly”, the carriage attendants said as they excitedly grabbed our unpacked belongings from our compartment and threw them out the carriage door onto the platform. It seemed we’d missed the wake-up call. The rest ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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