Tibet

From China we travelled to Tibet. This log contains Lhasa.Gyangtze. Shigatze,Dingri(Mount, Everest base camp), One of the most stunning places we have ever visited and felt really privilaged to see was Lhasa,potala palace. It is everything we dreamt it ...

... the country after our visit to Tibet.  At the same time, though, China has done wonders for the infrastructure of Tibet.  Railroads, roads and schools have all been built and most places have electricity.  The irony of all this ...

... time it will be the 60th anniversary of Tibet signing a seventeen point treaty allowing for the 'peaceful integration of Tibet', albeit under considerable duress, and there will be a massive celebration. I can't imagine anything worse for the Tibetans, ...

... morning in Chengdu. I got up again at 4:30am for a 5:30am bus departure to Chengdu airport. We were catching a flight to Lhasa...TIBET!!! Whoo Whoo!! Finally, my dream is hear...finally I get to go to Tibet. The flight to Tibet was quick at only two ...

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 American conception of a highway out the window. Life IS a highway in ...