Lhasa

It’s interesting what images you have a city or a place before you go. With Lhasa I really didn’t know all that much about it, it had this mystical and mysterious air about it before I came. In fact this whole area is filled with striking contrasts.
You have the railway which is an amazing feat [...]

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Tales of Shangri-la

I may have been staying in Shangri-La but I guess with all paradises they not all that much to do and Zhongdian/Shangri-La was no different.
I had a few days in Shangri-la so I needed to find something to do, Zhongdian has one attraction, the Ganden Sumtseling Monastery just a few kilometres north or town. It [...]

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Shangri-La

Stories tell of a ancient city or land where life is good and people never age, in Ireland we call it Tir Na nOg and in this part of the world it’s known as Shangri-La and it is believed to be located in the mountains of Tibet.
Many have searched for Shangri-La and many have failed [...]

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Leaping Tigers

The next part of my trip was something I’d been looking forward to, Tiger Leaping Gorge. I think it’s mainly the name, it’s such a great name and of course the name draw for me was the chance to go hiking there.
Nestled between the towering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Xueshan) and Haba Snow Mountain [...]

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Photo Star

Forget everything I said about how nice and lovely Dali was, Lijiang is the place to be…
Some westerners I’ve met described the old town in Lijiang as Disneyworld in that it seems so perfect but I find it quite charming and really enjoyed my time there.
Unlike some of the places I’ve been I wasn’t on [...]

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