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Breathless at the Roof of the World
Nov 15, 2007
(132 photos)
"So Tibet, hum. Everyone that has made it to the forbidden land seems to be disappointed. My expectations were so low, I actually quite enjoyed it. Quite possibly, the fact that I s ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
orizarska
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Tibet continued....
Oct 7, 2006
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"My official Tibet tour ended today so I moved from the hotel on the outskirts of town to one of the main areas of Lhasa, Barkhor Square to the dormitories of the Tashi Takgay Hotel ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
tracystravels
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the rooftop has a few loose shingles
Oct 21, 2007
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"the line on the map going from chengdu to lhasa is completely unrepresentative of the actual train journey that tam and i have so recently completed. if you were to imagine pinchin ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
tofudan
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Pilgrim
Feb 26, 2008
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"· Lhasa, Tibet, China · GMT + 8hrs · Altitude: 11,975ft (3,650 metres) 'The Roof of the World' 'The Roof of the World'. We're seeing that slogan a lot since we got here to Lhasa ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
byrnedm
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Bayi
Jun 21, 2007
"After I left the monestary I cycled as far as I could. I arrived at an overnight camping spot, the following day I set off again after a very wet night and on a mountain hairpin as ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
mr_rain
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Tibetan barley bread - tsampa bread
Jun 16, 2008
"I recently acquired a 1kg bag of roasted or parched barley, known in these parts of tsampa or zampa. While Tibetans like to mix this with their hands with yak butter tea, into a st ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
happysheep
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A bit about Tibet and it's people
Jul 11, 2006
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"Tibetans are deeply religious people. Buddhism permeates every facet of their lives. Traditionally the people were in three different segments of society. The nomads, the farmers a ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
audreyandjack
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Magical, Mystical Tibet
Nov 7, 2006
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"I am currently in Lhasa, Tibet - today we visited the amazing Potala Palace, former home to Dalai Lhamas and the administrative home to the former government of Tibet. Built in the ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
charmedlife
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China - Tibet
May 27, 2007
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"We arrived in Lhasa and after collecting our luggage made our way to check in for our connecting flight to Beijing. After numerous checks with various forms of security, and our pa ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
gonetilwhenever
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Summary of Lhasa, Tibet
Jun 5, 2006
"I'm writing this entry after we left Lhasa. It summaries what we seen, people we met, and our impressions of Lhasa, Tibet. I'll post more pictures with updated descriptions when we ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
mikeysoft
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Roof of the World
Oct 19, 2005
(6 photos)
"Our flight to Lhasa left at 7:30 so we had to be ready to go at 5:30! 10 people from the hostel were flying to Tibet that day and 4 people were very late. We managed to get to the ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
rbisset
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Lhasa, on the roof of the world
Jul 17, 2005
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"Before getting to Lhasa we pass through Shigatse and Gyantse, so let me tell you about those places first. Shigastse is the second city of Tibet and has big wide roads and modern b ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
rachel_john
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Lhasa
Nov 12, 2004
(16 photos)
"November 12, 04 We started acclimatizing for Thorung La several days before the pass. The climb had been rather steady until we were three days out. Then the days started to get to ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
arlash
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Loopy Lhasa
Aug 10, 2005
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" Lhasa This is where we started the blog from.....so stuff before here is going to be a little thin at first; lots of work getting three months of stuff up to date. Arrived here l ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
mhaebich
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One Week in the Himalayas
May 8, 2005
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"Tibet is a lost land on the brink of being rediscovered. It is tucked into the corner on the highest shelf of the world. At times it seemed as though I had never been in such an is ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
luolan
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Wuhan to Tibet
Apr 18, 2005
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"April 18th - 25th Due to the shortage of train tickets we had an enforced stay in Wuhan. We found a good hotel down near the docks, settled in and then decided to explore. The weat ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
meandher
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The Heart of the Supine Ogress
Jul 1, 2006
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" On the way to Lhasa, the bus route followed azure rivers and green grassy mountains along valleys with yellow rape flowers. A starry-eyed couple sat by the river Fishing Their hoo ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
lraleigh
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Tibet "The top of the world".
Oct 18, 2004
(13 photos)
"We were treated to fantastic views of snow capped mountain ranges contrasting with scree topped brown mountains and very barren valleys below, with the odd scattered village in pla ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
martinandheike
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From Zhongdian to Lhasa
Nov 17, 2004
(45 photos)
"Written by Nelly We made it to Lhasa! We arrived Lhasa yesterday after eight days of being on the road. Jesse is healthy and well. However, for the first time in my life I'm suffe ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
jessnel
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Top of the World
Dec 8, 2004
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"Hello Everyone, Lhasa is a Chinese city on the map, but when you are here it feels like it's really Tibet. This travelpod is going to be tough to write because so many of the thing ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
donstump1
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City at the Top of the World
Oct 6, 2004
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"WOW! I actually made it to Lhasa! This has been a dream of mine for a long time and in the past two days I have taken in some of the most incredible, historic and jaw-dropping site ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
barrettbingley
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The road to Lhasa
Apr 29, 2004
(6 photos)
"We escaped the big sad of saying goodbye to my parents with an evening viewing of 'Starsky and Hutch' at Hong Kong's ghetto theater; Phil is still quoting lines and laughing to him ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
sarah
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Drepung and Sera Monastery
Sep 14, 2004
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"14 SEPTEMBER 2004 LHASA, TIBET I was feeling a little nauseous (that slimy egg rolling around in my belly didn't help) so I decided to hang back from the tour thing. Amy ventured o ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
prmadm
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We'll meet again, dont know where etc etc
May 1, 2004
(14 photos)
"Ok, firstly a quick fact which i find quite extraordinary.... China only has one time zone!!! Crazy huh?! Having been in Lhasa now for 4 days, I do believe an update is due. firstl ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
jeffs
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Inauspicious Start in Lhasa
Apr 29, 2004
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"Our alarm went off at 4:30 A.M. reminding us of the long day ahead. It was fly-into-Tibet day and we had a bus to catch to the airport (arranged by our startlingly flamboyant tour ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
philthy
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Seven Days in Tibet
Dec 28, 2003
"First a brief history of Tibet from the Lonely Planet. The communist takeover of China in 1950 resulted in 30,000 chinese soldiers entering Tibet to "liberate" Tibet. This resulted ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
hils
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Lhasa and Tibetian new year
Feb 6, 2008
(8 photos)
"Tashi Tele! Eli hyvaa (tiibetilaista)uutta vuotta. Nyt on juhlittu vuoden vaihtumista kolme kertaa yhdella raissulla. Ensin oli Moskovan uusi vuosi, sitten taalla Tiibetin, ja heti ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
aino.tanhua
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High Altitude
Jul 1, 2007
(23 photos)
"We flew into Lhasa, the "Holy Place", with great views of Himalayan Mountains outside the plane. After arriving, I couldn't help escape the feeling of being somewhere in New ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
trent
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Kham, East Tibet
Aug 19, 2007
"Kham, East Tibet The news was shocking! The ticket agent at the Shangri-la bus terminal in Zhongdian, Yunnan province was happy to tell me over and over, in both Chinese and Englis ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
tomcarter
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Unfortunate Traveller Whinging...
Jun 14, 2007
"The road to Lhasa, or the airspace as it were, is flooded with confusion. The best way to create a profitable environment for salesmen is to reduce the information available to con ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
fourloves
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China - Part 2
May 3, 2004
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"Last time I left you was in Kunming. From there we took a local coach to Dali. A journey which we anticipated would take 3-4 hours actually ended up taking closer to 8! For some re ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
cjeves
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Tales from Tibet
Nov 1, 2006
(13 photos)
"TASHI DELAY from Tibet! Be forewarned, this entry will talk of bodily functions, excrement and other such intriguing and related topics. Summary: SNOW? I thought this was our year ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
reaandtim
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Lhasa
Sep 30, 2006
(9 photos)
"Driving from Shigatse to Lhasa we stopped at Yamdrok-Tso lake north of Lhasa. It is one of the 4 holy lakes in Tibet. It was a brilliant color of turquoise blue with snowcapped mou ..."
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gypsymichelle
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Trouble in Tibet..........
Jun 13, 2004
(20 photos)
"hi there, ive been having a great time of late, been off adventuring in tibet!!! i flew from chengdu on a really grey and overcast morning, to lhasa. as soon as the plane was high ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
jcbeep
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Lhasa, Tibet
Oct 21, 2005
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"We have been in Lhasa for 3 days now. Getting used to the altitude and enjoying the smell of incense and the mountains. The flight in was amazing. Peaks sticking through the clouds ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
rozalex
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Fast unglaublich aber wahr, ich bin in Tibet
Apr 11, 2007
(35 photos)
"Fast unglaublich aber wahr, bin ich in Tibet gelandet. Wow, haette also nie gedacht, dass ich einmal hier in Lhasa bin, aber wenn Sonny schon da lebt, komme ich ihn doch sehr gerne ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
sara-abroad
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Lhasa
Mar 13, 2008
(3 photos)
"Hallo. Wir sind nach einem sehr turbulenten Flug in Lhasa angekommen. Die Stadt ist ganz ok, aehnelt eben jeder modernen chinesischen Stadt. Schoen hingegen ist jedoch der Portala ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
benniunterwegs
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Lhasa, our first stop in the TAR
Jul 14, 2006
(1 photo)
"Tashi Delek everyone.... Well, it has been a few days since our last posting, so I thought I would just let everyone know that we are still alive and trekking ;);). I say "I" becau ..."
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ejbc
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On the roof of the world
Oct 30, 2006
(6 photos)
"Got up this morning at 7am for the flight to Tibet. I've got to say it was pretty cold. How cold was it? Well, a tap in the bathroom that was left dripping overnight had produced a ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
chris74
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Holy Land ...... Take 2
Jul 4, 2006
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"Today I went to Sera - one of 3 Tibetan Monasteries in Lhasa.... We met with Jason and Leigh's freind - a monk- who led us through the "colleges" and explained all the Buddhas and ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
laurawainer
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Lhasa, Base Camp - Tibet
Jun 22, 2007
"We took the newly build Rail Road from ChengDu to Lhasa. We had soft sleepers which sleeps 4 in a room, the only way to go. Hard Sleepers sleeps 6 and you can barely sit up.& ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
pshiu1737
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Potala Palace
Apr 22, 2007
(10 photos)
"Back in Lhasa after the freezing escapade on Nam Tso Lake we get a knock on our door from an English guy who is interested (with a couple of others) in doing the 5 day Jeep ride to ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
rowananddave
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Het mystieke Lhasa
Oct 18, 2006
(58 photos)
"Lhasa. De Stad waarvan we verwacht hadden dat weer een typisch Chinese grootstad zou worden, ble4ek heel goed mee te vallen. Natuurlijk zijn er wel veel nieuwe Chinese straten, maa ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
wijleweg
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Raschiando il fondo del barile
Aug 7, 2007
(10 photos)
"Questa č l'ultima mail che vi scrivo dal Tibet. Domattina altra alzataccia per prendere il volo per Kathmandu. Se qualche giorno fa non ero poi cosi convinta di voler tornare a cas ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
msliviat
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Rooftop of the World!
Feb 2, 2008
(6 photos)
""I'm standing at the rooftop, READY TO FALL!" No paastiinhan tanne sittenkin.. Yhteen maailman eristaytyneimpaan kolkkaan. Maakuntaan jota valtion harjoittama kulttuuri-imperialism ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
ilari
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We made it to Lhasa!
Dec 4, 2005
(4 photos)
"After managing to arrange our plane tickets, and saying goodbye to Deion and Lynise :(, we got up at 4:30am on Saturday morning to catch our flight to Lhasa. The flight was great a ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
glenn_christie
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Wassa in Lhasa
Oct 15, 2006
(58 photos)
"Na tien dagen kamperen, was de warme douche in Lhasa meer dan welkom. Echt. Helemaal doordrongen van de rook van het dagelijks kampvuur, ons kleren laten wassen, nu zijn we proper ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
remberido
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Terrific Tibet
Oct 2, 2006
(55 photos)
"Tibet, Tibet, Tibet what can I say. Well actually quite a lot and really all of it is good. It may not be shangri-la, however it is an amazing and I mean amazing place. If you get ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
alanhalsall
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Potala palace, Tibet
Sep 17, 2007
(45 photos)
"Tibet, Lhasa with separate entries for Norbulingka, Dalai Lama's Summer palace and Barkhor street. although we did all 3 same day Lhasa was one of the m ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
huddyandange
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Een potje met vet
Jun 19, 2007
(46 photos)
"We hebben een potje met vet Tashi delli! Het klinkt bijna Italiaans. Wie kent er een mooie manier van elkaar goedendag wensen dan zoals de Tibetanen dat doen? We nemen in Lhasa nog ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
berndendaphne
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Tashi dele
Jun 20, 2006
(15 photos)
"June 18-20, Lhasa, Tibet Greetings once again and Tashi Dele, We are now out of the land of Mandarin, and what little language skills we possessed are now gone (except we have lear ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
tpietruszka
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Tibet at last
Jul 5, 2006
"This morning we got on a plane for Lhasa at 8:00 in the morning. After a 2:30 hr flight we finally reached Lhasa, Tibet. The expirience has been one to remember. Right off the plan ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
heyhor
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Roof of the World
Sep 21, 2005
"Tibet: There is sooo much to say about this place. The people here are much more friendly they smile at us with these huge grins. Lhasa is a big city for Tibet 200,000 people but t ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
nicolesimes
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Among the pilgrims
Apr 5, 2007
(28 photos)
"Dealing with the altitude Lhasa is seating at about 3600m above sea level. Once that high you are always expose to AMS (acute mountain sickness). Fortunately, me and Kirsten are do ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
vachon_88
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On the road
Sep 3, 2006
"So, i think I left off with Lijiang, which turned out to be an amazing city. I don't think I wrote about our hard-core hike while we were there. A few days ago we went to a Chinese ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
voyageuse
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China by duvet
Jun 29, 2004
(1 photo)
"Number 17 (29th June 2004 - 10th July 2004): China by duvet Apparently, many westerners are exposed to Tibetan at an early age: Luke Skywalker: "Where is Princess Leia?" Ewok (in T ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
williebobs
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Prostrating in Lhasa
Aug 11, 2007
(10 photos)
"We flew over to Lhasa and arrived at around 3pm. We then had a 2 hour drive to get over to Lhasa from teh airport. It was such a great drive. The houses here are so different ro so ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
dicooper10
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Tibet!
Jun 16, 2005
"We took an early morning flight on Jing Jang airlines in an Airbus from Chengdu to Lhasa. The flight itself was pretty interesting. It was nearly full, mostly of Chinese tourists. ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
davidbeck
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Lhasa!
Nov 5, 2006
(10 photos)
"Last night I arrived in Lhasa on the train. I was last in Lhasa in March 2002. As far as I can tell, the city remains quite similar to what it was almost 5 years ago. Although, I m ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
therunningdog
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Lhasa - 3 and a bit weeks in
Sep 2, 2007
"Sitting in a net cafe in Lhasa about a week and a half after the last installment. Got to Lhasa yesterday after spending most of the last week in Guilin and Yangshuo - a pict ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
neil_trickett
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Lhasa, Tibet
Sep 8, 2007
(90 photos)
"06/09 First sight of the mighty himylayas - seeing the highest peaks on the tibet/sichuan border poking through the cloud was quite a sight (even if it was from the plane!) We land ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
helenpretious
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Gan Dan Monastery
Jul 21, 2005
(22 photos)
"The festival at the Gan Dan Monastery comes only once a year. According to the locals, it is the biggest festival of the year where thousands of people ascend the mountain to pray ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
gogotrek
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Lhasa
Apr 26, 2007
(19 photos)
"lhasa: es gibt wirklich noch viel altes gemauer in der altstadt, wunderschoen, mit laechelnden tibetern. die kloester sind voll von geschichte und farben. eines der besten erlebnis ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
1086540
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On Top of the World!
May 1, 2006
"Tashi Dele quapies! vanaf het dak van de wereld een heel goede morgen/middag/avond! Na een behoorlijk turbulente vlucht met het meest waanzinnige uitzicht op de Himalaya in Tibet ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
markenhylda
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Overland tour to Tibet
Mar 27, 2007
(64 photos)
"A drunk Nepali guy wanted to buy my breakfast, that morning in Pokora, because he said I was his best friend - later on he started to pick up a fight with on of the other customers ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
fiscarlos
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Lhasa, Tibet, sul tetto del mondo.
Aug 8, 2006
(1 photo)
"Fot, Photos, Pictures at http://it.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jovanniarecco/album?.dir=2b0dscd&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//it.photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos Photos of the Gan ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
jovanni
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Lhasa
Sep 6, 2006
(8 photos)
"Here we are, on the roof of the world. We arrived two days ago and still trying to figure out how to breathe and hike at the same time, but we are almost there. Lhasa is an interst ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
globalfly
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Lhasa
Sep 10, 2007
"For some reason all of the places i've visited in Tibet aren't available on this site...Tibet isn't even a country i can select from the list ..its china apparently...so what Im go ..."
A travel blog entry from Lhasa by
traveller_pie
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Breathing Tibet
Nov 15, 2007
(64 photos)
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