Nyalam Snowland Hotel

Kathmandu to Lhasa

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July 3rd 2006
It all started at around 2am on the day Hyning and I were due to start the 900km overland journey from Kathmandu to Lhasa on the Friendship Highway. First it was just some rumbling in the stomach, then the cramps, then it was a full-blown diarrhea and the rest of the night was spent in the toilet, back at the bed and running in between. ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

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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