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the road to nowhere
Oct 25, 2007
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"for those of you thinking that a trip to tibet might be nice, as i did, a suggestion: do more research than i did before coming here. i bought a tibet guide but scarcely read ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
tofudan
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A week in Shigatse
Jun 6, 2007
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"This was to prove an interesting week! Most traveller's spend the night in this town, which is the old capital of Tibet. Not a lot of people know that! There was actually a lot to ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
mr_rain
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Shigatse and back to Lhasa
Jul 23, 2006
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"Our driver had supposedly fixed the tire or replaced it, we're not sure. We started on our way back. We had hoped to make it all the way back to Shigatse so that we didn't have to ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
audreyandjack
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Shigatse
Oct 22, 2005
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"It was only a short 1 hour drive to Shigatse today and the road was straight all the way! I wish it could be like that back home but there is no where near the amount of free space ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
rbisset
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Everest base camp, 5200m, and on to Shigatse
Jul 12, 2005
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"From Nyalam we head to Tingri by Jeep. The drive isnt that far but we go over a spectacular 5100m pass en route. From this vantage point you can see the endless hills of the tibeta ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
rachel_john
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Shakin Shigatse
Aug 23, 2005
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"Shigatse (3900m) to Lhatse (4000m): Fantastic Tashichunpo monastery in Shigatse; one of the best of the trip. Spent a good couple of hours strolling around....plenty to see and gr ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
mhaebich
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Monastery Crawl
Sep 28, 2006
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"As we got out of the mountains we began a monastery crawl towards Lhasa. First we visited the Tashilhunpo in Shigatse, the home of the Chinese appointed Panchen Lama (the Dali Lama ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
gypsymichelle
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Shigatse
Oct 24, 2005
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"It was a short drive from Gyantse through more beautiful terrain. We spent the day wandering around Shigatse, the 2nd biggest city in Tibet. There was a few markets and we accident ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
rozalex
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Gyantse to Shigatse
Nov 3, 2006
"Gyantse is supposed to be the least Chinese influenced town in Tibet. If this is the case then Tibet has no chance. This place is as Tibetan as New York City. The two main streets ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
chris74
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Specialità enogastronomiche
Aug 2, 2007
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"A parte tutto il paracetamolo ingollato nella ultime 24 ore, ossia da quando vi ho scritto che ero ancora esente da malesseri da altitudine, oggi mi sono dedicata con impegno alle ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
msliviat
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Gyantse to Shigatse
Dec 11, 2005
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"Today we travelled from Gyantse to Shigatse. Once we arrived in Shigatse we decided to head to the monastery there (Talishunpo), firstly to do the "kora" (which is a pilgrim walk a ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
glenn_christie
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The Landcruiser trip
Apr 14, 2007
(23 photos)
"The crazy beginning At 7:00AM I was running toward our pick-up location carrying 2 backpack,2 day bag, 1 grocery bag and my cowboy hat. Since Kirsten wasn't feeling too well, I had ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
vachon_88
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Shigatse / Gyantse
Sep 14, 2007
"13/9 - Andrew After a restless nights sleep, party due to the altitude, we get up around 8 grogely to see that the mighty everest is being enveloped by cloud. As i didnt do t ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
helenpretious
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Kathmandu to Shigatse, Tibet
May 4, 2007
"Let's start with the day we left Kathmandu.(May 3) We had to get up early (5:45am) to get our act together to walk to the travel agent's office for 6:45. We packed up quickly and h ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
whereugoing
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The Shigatse Shuffle
Aug 24, 2007
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"August 24, 2007 Shigatse (Xigaze), Tibet We are finally heading off to Shigatse. This morning we took a taxi from the hostel to the bus station for 10 yuan. We already know that fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
yoni
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Lets off road!!
May 19, 2007
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"The time had come to relinquish day to day comforts of city life and leave the beaten track in our wake. We had assembled the key factors needed to undertake a 17 day tri ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
jeznkez
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First Taste of Yak Butter Tea
Jun 9, 2006
"En route to Shigatse we stopped at the Shalu Monastery set in a picturesque village. The Shalu Monastery was definitely the friendliest monastery yet.. in different ways... When we ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
kimm
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Gyangtse and Shigatse
Jun 13, 2007
"We are now in Shigatse, in central Tibet! Over the last two days we have traveled from Lhasa through the sand dunes and dustbowls of central tibet up to a 5000 meter pass hig ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
gangof5
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Shigatse - Tibet's second city
Aug 25, 2006
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"We made the two hour drive from Gyantse to Shigatse this morning and got to town in time for a good bowl of wonton soup. We ate in a great Tibetan equivalent of a greasy spoon cafe ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
sianandjim
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Experiencing the real Tibet
Sep 18, 2005
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"Today we left Gyantse and headed to Shigatse, the second biggest city in Tibet. We visted the Palace of the Panchen Llama, the one in power under the Dalai Llama, but it wasn't ver ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
mightyseven
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Hitting the Road to Nepal
Oct 15, 2006
(22 photos)
"I was up early to have breakfast before packing it up and meeting the crew for the 5-day journey to Kathmandu overland. I wished farewell to Ruud the previous morning as he headed ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
sabarod
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Jeep trip to Nepal Day One
Aug 31, 2005
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"The most popular way of travelling from Tibet into Nepal is to rent a jeep for 5/6 days to take you to the border via a number of places of interest along the Friendship Highway. W ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
dunnsage
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Day 1: Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse
Jul 7, 2007
"After a huge breakfast at the Nam-tso, we set off with Pasi and Sandra, the Finns, headed for the large monastery at Gyantse. We stopped just outside of Lhasa to get a look at a la ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
ali_m
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I am still alive
Jun 20, 2007
(32 photos)
"Dear all ...it has been a while and it is the first opportunity for internet since one week. We arrived in Shigatse last night ..after seven days of pure adventure... L ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
pierrelang
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The Long Drive Begins
May 19, 2007
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"We loaded the Land Cruiser with enough pot noodles to last at least 2 weeks and headed south-west, out of Lhasa. Quick introductions were exchanged between the thre ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
nickyates
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Bad taste in my mouth
Oct 2, 2005
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"((The trip to the Tibetan countryside was not a resounding success. I want to wait a week or so before I give details.)) Finally I´m updating this entry. Here is what happened when ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
teresam
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Shigatse
May 28, 2007
(2 photos)
"Carried on the Friendship Highway to Shigatse, only a drive of a couple of hours. In the morning Helen said she'd cry if there weren't showers at our next stop, as we'd been promis ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
dan-helen
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Chinese TV just keeps getting better
Oct 25, 2006
"I woke up feeling a lot better today, but I was tired because I kept waking all through the night with a dry mouth which I remedied with my water. We got in the car and drove to Sh ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
mikeyv
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Shigatse, Tibet
Oct 7, 2006
"The last 2 days we've travelled from Lhasa to Gyantse to Shigatse. A few highlights: *The scenery is very much what I had imagined Tibet to be...very barren mountains and Tibetan n ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
arunadarolia
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Shigatse
May 12, 2007
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"This was really just a stop over and not a very attractive town. The trip there had some nice sights and we did see a giant Budda in the monestry there but nothing to write home ab ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
dam
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shigatse..
Oct 14, 2007
"home of the panchen lama, more adventures in smokey internet cafes.. night 3 until i can be arse'd to type this section up (which maybe never - it was total information overload th ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
jhnhtt
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Demolition derby
Jun 4, 2004
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"Continued from ; From bad to worse I saw the approaching ball of dust - an oncoming vehicle overtaking and facing us head on at speed. No room to cut back in. A faint yelp from som ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
gerry_goosehart
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Gyantse to Shigatse
Mar 23, 2007
(16 photos)
"Walked up to Gyantse Dzong (hill fort) through old Tibetan village. People very freindly and happy to make our aquaintance, a lady tugged my (Karen) blonde hair and cried 'Yak, yak ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
kandk
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Life IS a Highway...in Tibet
Jul 25, 2006
"We have spent the last few days traversing the Friendship Highway in Tibet, hence the subject line (which I have borrowed from a Tom Cochrane song!) First, throw every North Americ ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
fearcuairt
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Tibet - beyond Lhasa
Oct 9, 2007
"Lhasa to Gyantse to Shigatse... this is perhaps the hardest stretch of the trip to put into words so far. We took a route out of Lhasa known as the 'Southern Friendship Highway'. ( ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
meryddian
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07-02-06
Jun 4, 2006
(4 photos)
"One sight today will be the Tashilhungpo Monastery. ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
jstand
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What color are white mountains?
Nov 12, 2005
"Despite Lahsa being our most favorite city yet after a few days we realized we'd had enough of the southeast asian hustle and bustle and we decided to pack our bags for the good ol ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
3broadsabroad
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Shigatse
Aug 6, 2006
"I couldn't imagine that I can survive 6 days without Internet! But now it happened! I've spent a few last days traveling around Tibet. I don't think it worth to list all monasterie ..."
A travel blog entry from Shigatse by
m847
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