Tibetan nomads

These lovely ladies and their babies wait at the pass for tourists like us to give them a small amount of money in exchange for a photograph. Their colorful clothing and jewelry are typical of Tibetan women. In memory of their dress, I purchased a small rug in Tibet which matches the pattern of their traditional aprons.

Hardie har har!

November 23rd 2007
My goodness, but those mountain climbers are a hardy stock. Here we are at Everest Base camp, 17,060 feet, and are still some 12,000 feet below the summit of this beastly mountain. I have succumbed to the headaches and decided to take the altitude pills we picked up in the states. Jessie decides to try the extremely bad tasting natural Chinese medicine. Matt and Ty, being the tough fools tha ... 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

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