Articles about or from ancient cities around the world
Travel Journal Overview: Another capital city, and yet again Asia was proving that not all capitals have to by dry boring places. Bound by international tourists and media, Beijing was more relaxed than the rest of China. Hopefully it would lead to more things to do in my penultimate overland city. That was Stefan’s comment …
Continue reading “Welcome to Bejing, now, what to do there?”
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Travel Journal Overview: Hidden dreams in amongst a larger reality. That’s what the pyramids of China were like to me. I’d discovered them nearly 10 years previously while starting the research for this overland journey. Mini goals are important. But after 10 years they get a little obsessive. I called the girls and we all …
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Travel Journal Overview: China is home to the Terracotta army. A world heritage site that’s steeped in history, mystery and intrigue. Surely sounds like my kinda place … then again, expectations are rarely lived up to in travel. Unlike Tibet, Xi’an was like being back in the western world. Albeit in Asia. While Lhasa was …
Continue reading “Xi’an, China, home to the Terracotta Warriors”
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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 the …
Continue reading “Taking the highest train in the world from Lhasa to Xi’an – part two”
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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 to …
Continue reading “Taking the highest train in the world from Lhasa to Xi’an – part one”
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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 …
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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 “Traveling Overland through Tibet – Part two of two”
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