Skimming stones with Uncle Eoin

Lake Namtso

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July 8th 2010
Lake Namtso Thursday 8th July 2010 We set off for Lake Namtso at 8.30am. It was only a 3 hour drive and we stopped at the top of the pass which has an elevation is 5,190m before driving down to the lake to set up camp right beside the lake. Lake Nmtso is the highest salt water lake in the world at 4,718m and a very sacred place in Tibet. The lake is a beautiful turquoise ... 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