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Lhasa, it’s inhabitants and the Potala Palace

Unfortunately much of Lhasa is now a modern Chinese city, however the city still revolves around its old Tibetan zone with the impressive Potala taking centre stage. Its hard to take your eyes off this beautiful and powerful building.

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The Shuton Festival | Drepung Monastery Lhasa

We had heard that Lhasa’s Shoton Festival would begin with a dramatic unfurling of a giant thangka banner of the Buddha at Drepung Monastery. With that in mind, Gina and I woke early and made our way with the crowds to the Monastery arriving at around 6am. Still in darkness we somehow managed to climb [...]

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Drigung Til Monastery and Namtso Lake

Georgina and I teamed up with a delightful Italian/German couple Fabrizio & Simone and rented a Land-cruiser for a 4 day trip to Dripung Til Monastery and Namtso Lake. Drigung Til is a small monastery famous for performing sky burials and although perched in a beautiful location we found it quite a spooky place. Foreigners [...]

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Gyantse, Tibet

We only had time for a overnight stop at this nice little Tibeten town, Gyantse, in the Nyang-chu Valley, which is famous for the Gyantse Kumbum, the biggest chörten in Tibet. The white chörten, a large tiered structure, contains a endless series of mural-filled chapels and offers amazing views the higher you go up. Check [...]

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Mount Everest North Face Tibetan Chinese Base Camp

The bumpy 4wd trail to Everest Base Camp was simply stunning. We were extremely fortunate with the weather and Everest was in full view when we arrived. Absolutely amazing! We spent 1 night at the nunnery hostel and trekked around base camp for a couple of days.

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On the edge of the Tibetan Plateau

Georgina, Simone, Fabri and I all hung prayer flags on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau before embarking on the longest descent in the World. 2000m in only 30km to Nepali border.