Lhasa - Potala Palace

Tibet - Yaks o' clock...

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November 3rd 2006
A freezing 'Tashi Delek' to you all!! Tibet - we didn't know much about the place, which only increased the sense of adventure we felt when going in... And an adventure it was. Hmmm, what did we have.... A yak attack, Acute Mountain Sickness & oxygen bottles, a village full of hostile Tibetans, and getting stuck at the border due to political unrest. But was it worth it? Absolutely. Nothing bea ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Friendship Highway

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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