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Wednesday, 14 Nov 2007 | Views [373]
While we were in the process of chartering a mini-van to take us from
Lhasa to the border, the woman that we were dealing with kept warning
us that the driver would not be able to take us all the way to the
Nepali border town of Zhangmu, but only ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, adrenaline
Tuesday, 13 Nov 2007 | Views [386]
Along with a huge laundry list of other transgressions to the Tibetan people, the Chinese government has made travel within the Tibet "Autonomous" Region incredibly difficult. In the same vein as the permits that are supposedly required to ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, on the road
Sunday, 4 Nov 2007 | Views [434]
While traveling, we have been incredibly lucky to meet a full complement of wonderful people; and it was no surprise to us to have fallen into a great bunch of people while getting used to the altitude in Lhasa. We are not exactly sure whose crazy ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, the great outdoors
Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 | Views [385]
We finally made it to Tibet, despite the lack of information,
misinformation we kept running across in China. We arrived on the 28th
of October, via a 44 hour train ride from Chengdu. Being the clever,
sneaky little duo we are, we made it into ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, culture
Sunday, 28 Oct 2007 | Views [424] | Comments [1]
Having entered China four times in the past four months, the Stunnings
had finally gotten their fill of China. Not to say that we did not
love China, we were just ready for something new. While still
technically China, the absorbed state of ... Read more >
Tags: tibet, philosophy of travel
Friday, 26 Oct 2007 | Views [185]
With mixed emotions about returning to the big continent of China
(excited for Tibet, happy about returning to a place where travel could
be a bit more challenging...yet at the same time...sighing about the
fact that travel would be more challenging.... Read more >
Tags: People
Tuesday, 4 Sep 2007 | Views [236]
The Stunnings found themselves in Kunming headed for Laos. Before entering Laos, there is a beautiful section of Yunnan province called Xishuangbanna, yearning to be explored. They had consulted there guide book to ascertain the best way to get to the ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
Saturday, 1 Sep 2007 | Views [347] | Comments [1]
The Yunnan province, where Lijiang is located, is a beautiful area in Southern China full of a wide variety of greenery and diverse landscapes. The areas we have been to and will be in border Myanmar, Laos, as well as Vietnam. As of now, we are in ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Tuesday, 21 Aug 2007 | Views [269]
(Big Sigh), Hong Kong! Although China is a lovely country, it can be a bit dirty and stinky in places. Not that dirty and stinky don't have their own charm (would us travelers be charming otherwise?), but clean and fresh is also nice too; and that is ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thursday, 16 Aug 2007 | Views [182]
After our long overnight train ride from Xi'an, we arrived around six in the morning at our hostel, where we were told that our room would not be available until after noon. We sat up and drank coffee until we were able to make our way into our 4 bed ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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