The train from Xining to Lhasa

Yay! The Adventure Begins.... Tibet

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June 26th 2010
The Build Up 26th June 2010 We can't take the credit for organising the first leg of our trip - Emma has been diligently working on travel permits, guides and routes for 6 months now as the group traveling rose to 14 people in total! We just gave Emma what she needed and voila, it all happened. Which is great because we've been a bit busy closing the China chapter. We fini ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa

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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