Traffic jam on the way to Namsto

Namtso and our travels on the Friendship Highway

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July 20th 2009
Mon 20 July - After zaofan (breakfast) we and our kit left Lhasa in a 4X4 Toyota land cruiser heading north-east bound for Namtso Lake, the highest freshwater lake. 2-3 hours of bumpy roads but great scenery later we entered the Namtso area (80¥ pp) and then started to gain real height. After an hour of climbing and winding and using the full potential of the gearbox (only 4 speed sadly) we stopp ... read more

Asia » China

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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