Micheal Flattley need not worry about Yak Dance

Travelling

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September 29th 2008
Day 7 - Kathmandu to Lhasa Our drive to the hotel was probably one of the quietest journeys we had made, and it only took us 15 minutes to get there. Armed with our precious Tibet Group Visa, we paid the departure tax and queued up to check in. If we thought we might struggle with baggage, this was nothing to the group next to us that were checking in bicycles and all their kit. They were cy ... 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