The truth about Lhasa

Yes that is the Potala Palace in the distance.

August 15th 2006
So as we pulled into the white cavenous building that is Lhasa train station, we saw people stand to attention and salute the train. We disembarked in an orderly fashion and headed out of the station, only to discover that we were miles from town. After a quick look around, we found that the number 91 bus would take us into town for 1 yuan (better than the 60 the taxi wanted). The Japanese cha ... read more

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Having thoroughly enjoyed being at home in England for the past two and a bit years, we are now heading off again. This time we are starting in Morocco (November 2010) and travelling with Oasis Overland, down to Cape Town. This leg should take about 5 months, after which we will be travelling independently and might visit parts of the East Coast and then carry on to Asia for a year or so. We will simply see where we fancy going at the time. We hope that you enjoy the blog, as and when it gets updated. Lots of Love, Emma & Marc XXX (Carpe Diem) Our Previous Trip... Marc & I thought... full info

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