Qinghai

Asian Occasion is the 3rd blog in the series since our open-ended nomadic travels began in November 2009. This time, we are off to Asia, backpacker style. We have lived, worked and traveled in Asia often over the past 20 years and this marks our return to ...

Welcome one and all to this travel thing of glory! Righto. So here's the pitch - Sarah and I head to Russia, amuse ourselves for a week or two before catching a long-ass train known as the Trans-Siberian 'express' through to Beijing, where we proceed ...

... Lau. Reference: George Wagner. 2005. Tibet (Xizang and Qinghai Provinces) - China, 29 May -27 June 2005. Internet trip report. Remco Hofland (2006). Qinghai and Xizang (Tibet), with W Sichuan, China, July 16 - August 14, 2006. Internet trip ...

3 hour bus ride to campsite at Qinghai ...

After the Xi'an night train we arrived in Qinghai Province, which is the Province that borders Tibet. The majority of people that live in Qinghai are Tibetan and the most prevalent culture there is Tibetan. So we did not technically visit Tibet, but I ...