Our dumper truck ride down

EVEREST

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November 2nd 2005
We left the town of Sakya early in the morning and after many a pee/photo stop and the drivers trying to waste our time mending cars/picking up people we eventually got to Rhonpu Monastery which was close to the base of Everest Base Camp. When we arrived, the sun was setting and luckily I managed to get a few shots before it all went very quiet, dark and freezing!! During the night, I think part ... read more

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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