Buddha peeking out from a veil in Tibet
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
View this super large photograph of a Buddha statue in Tibet, then go behind the lens and learn of its secrets!
Archive for the 'Tibet' Category
Taking the highest train in the world from Lhasa to Xi’an – part two
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Travel Journal Overview: The highest train in the world moved on, as did my travels. Mentally it was time to move on. Otherwise China would not be what it should have been. The train was for three days. We were cut off from everything other than ourselves and a dwindling menu. Vast mountain peeks …
Taking the highest train in the world from Lhasa to Xi’an – part one
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Travel Journal Overview: It was a travel highlight. The highest train in the world – oxygen masks included. But the start was marred by memories and realization on what we’d just been through. Still, what was outside was another world. How could one possibly top being in Lhasa during the uprising. It wasn’t going …
Escaping Lhasa, fighting for my life’s dream
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Travel Journal Overview: Our bus was escaping Lhasa. The guides and most of the people on board wanted to return to Nepal. My journey was disappearing before my eyes. I was about to fight for my dreams. Anil left the bus as a car pulled up beside us with the travel companies name on …
Escaping Lhasa, the end of my journey?
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Travel Journal Overview: The riots were still ongoing, but the Chinese troops were there en masse. What’s worse, was my whole journey was about to be shut down not by Tibetans, nor the Chinese, but by tourists. It was past 1pm when our bus escorted us though Lhasa. We were heading in the opposite direction… Continue reading more »
The second Tibetan uprising
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Travel Journal Overview: Rather than repeat what happened in Tibet during the riots here, below are two detailed accounts I’ve written up on the events. Including photographs and podcasts. Both links are located here on this website in my stories section. For those looking exact details and practical information on how to cross from Nepal… Continue reading more »
Traveling Overland through Tibet – Part two of two
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Travel Journal Overview: Travel in Tibet was surreal. Vivid landscapes like nowhere else on earth. I was about to headed into something else as well. The infamous second uprising in Tibet. For those looking exact details and practical information on how to cross from Nepal into Tibet, then you should read my guide: How to… Continue reading more »
