Soon to land in Lahsa

Flying over the top of the world

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October 25th 2005
I only managed to get my pack stuffed in time for meeting up with the group to go to the airport only because I had left two full bags with the hotel concierge - I'll cross the issues of getting it stuffed for my India trip on my return to Katmandu. As ever checking in as a group takes a while but I was very fortunate to get a row 'B' seat which meant that I could take photos of Everest from th ... 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