Everest Base Camp

Quick Snapshot of the rest of Tibet...

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June 17th 2006
Important to note that there are no paved roads in Tibet (or at least not where we were) so very bumpy ride with 6 in a Land Rover. After the day from hell we headed off to Gyantse, where we enjoyed the beautiful Kumbum (yes, that is what its called) and it is a building with 7 floors each with at least 6 chapel/buddist gods in it. Gyantse was also the home of the best sweet and sour chicken t ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway

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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