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Here you will find notes of our travels from Lhasa across the Tibetan Plateau to Golmud in the Qinghai province of China. We leave Lhasa, not initially for the Tibetan Plateau, but for Ganden monastery about 50km East of Lhasa. The road out of Lhasa is ...
... wearing short sleeved tops. Towards the later afternoon our loudspeakers told us we were entering the Qinghai province in central west China where the Yello and Yangzi and Mekong rivers all begin in the high mountains. This province leads us south across ...
... pieces, mixed it with so much garlic, roast soya beans, chilli etc and presented it to us with five pairs of chopsticks. Golmud immediately grew in our estimation. The town is largely populated with Muslim Turkish/Uigurs from the west of China, so we also ...
After three trips to the bus station in Lhasa due to the language barriers. We finally left Lhasa headed for Golmud, China on a 20 hr sleeper bus. Ok I have been on a lot of horrible buses in my life. But none and really I mean none will ever compare to ...
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Deep travel in Qinghai province, China, lookingfor a travel partner
Posted on Apr 29, 2009, 22:11:13
... Ngoring Hu, Gyaring Lake. Longbao Nature Reserve, we can see a lot of birds, especially black-necked crane, which is CITES I. Golmud, if we have enough time, we will go to Gansu province, including Dunhuang. If you are interested in my schedule, please ...
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How can you help Tibet
Posted on Jul 16, 2007, 05:36:39
... Base Camp to Shigatse we stopped and had lunch at someones home. They were so welcoming and offered us some great food. The day I left they finished the rail link from Lhasa to Golmud. When I return in a few years I imagine it'll be very different.
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TIBET FROM CHINA
Posted on Aug 9, 2006, 03:28:40
... Qinghai, with trains coming from the Beijing and Guangdong directions. Bus or 4x4 or bike or hitch-hiking from Kashgar, Golmud, Chengdu, Zhongdian, Kathmandu Walking across the Doke-la pass from Yunnan. All have their own challenges and costs. Flying ...
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TIBET FROM CHINA
Posted on Jun 3, 2006, 21:35:53
For those intererested, the train to Lhasa from Golmud in China opens very soon (there is also a connection with Beijing). Apparently its 48 hours and tickets are as low as $46 US. I imagine delays will lenthen the trip though. This is a very ...
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