Gyangze, China

... by the Chinese government to pay tribute to the Tibetan defenders who sought to "preserve the territorial frontiers of greater China against British imperialists" or some bs like that.  True to the Communist habit of uglifying anywhere they set foot ...

We also went to the Palkhor some serious colours here, beautiful, rich and from the Ming dynasty ( Yes, sadly still very Chinese feel to the trip) The rooms are in pitch black and i was surprised at how well the flash captured the images. It was ...

... foto encima de un yak o con uno de los perros de la zona. Eran un poco pesaditos a veces, pero viven de eso... En Gyangze vimos otro monasterio, el de Palkhor. En este se pusieron un poco bordes los monjes. Aparte de cobrarte la entrada de 50 yuan, luego ...

What has amazed us – or at least me traveling through Asia and has even intensified since we reached Nepal is the openness of the people—not necessarily to talk, but to urinate--wherever. In Vietnam the term used was “Happy Walls” ...