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Beijing - Kathmandu - Days 16-18

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October 25th 2008
This morning we head off in a convoy of 4x4's into rural Tibet. Myself, Joe and Craig are in one and our driver Phubu, who has pigeon English at best and yet nods at anything you say as if he understands it perfectly, has a serious penchant for Tibetan disco music...............you could almost call it Tibetan disco meets German punk rock I think................he has a cassette (Tibetan Disco Gre ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Shigatse

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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