http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Qinghai/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Qinghai en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:40:51 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:40:51 UTC OK I will try this entry again. I had written for 20 minutes about the beauty of this land and then the manager of this internet cafe in Zadou pullled the plug the hour done. No bother to ask if I wanted to continue no warning may I add very annoying However this is China and I am in the middle of nowhere so I shouldn't be surprised at anything that happens here. I realized it is hard to co http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/Jyekundo-Yushu/blog-317075.html On our last day in Tibet we visited the family of our guide in their small village between Lhasa and Shigatse. The village was shielded from the road by a high embankment and consisted of about thirty families. The small traditional houses were without running water or indoor plumbing. Our guide showed us the very public place outdoors designated for bathing. Though there was a sm http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/Xining/blog-272051.html Many months have passed since my last entry. Irsquom in the US now and I guess I only think about updating my travel blog while Irsquom overseas and technically traveling. And here at home therersquos not much to report except for life in the good olrsquo US of A as most of you already know it. These days that means a little cold a little grey and a little too much holiday food.My La http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/Golok/blog-230165.html A day in transitI had a bit of a sleep in this morning which was great I think I need to catch up on some sleep after all those late nights drinking in Beijing. So I headed out got some breakfast and packed up and headed towards the long distance bus station for my bus to Xining. To refresh your memory I was heading to Xining to maximise my chances of getting a permit to Tibet and as I said yest http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/Xining/blog-225898.html Please visit the extensive photo gallery that goes with this entry. See it here.Shortly after four of the pilgrims left for their homelands see last entry Chuck Carin and I returned to Ngawa and to the home of Lama Yonten and Osel Drolma. There we spent ten days so that Chuck and Carin could assist with work at Lama Yonten's monastery Kashi Gompa. Their primary role was to teach Engilsh t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/Golok/blog-202389.html videos from a friend and a great helpful personhope you don't mind Sunny to put them on my blog http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/blog-188401.html The Beginnings of AdventureIt was a chilly evening. The music was slightly muted soft and relaxing the Migratory Bird Cafe was almost empty. I noted that unlike what normally passed for music in Deqin constantly playing Message in a Bottle was ok at first but fast grew to be annoying the strains of a passable 60's Jazz number were to be heard. After the pretty sunset I had moved into the caf http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/blog-158734.html die zeit rennt nur so dahin und wir haben inzwischen die xinjiang provinz verlassen. das war aber mal wieder alles nicht so einfach. wir fuhren nach dem wir ordentlich das chinesische neujahr eingeleutet hatten und alle boesen geister weggeboellerten mit einem jeep in die totale mondlandschaft. es ging durch gefrohrene flussbetten schluchten flammende berge vorbei an einem riesen see und das http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Qinghai/Huatugou/blog-38911.html