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Category Archives: Tibet

China 2007 (part VIII): Nam-tso Lake

July 20, 2015by matt-travels 12 Comments

Nam-tso Lake, Tibet: Because longer excursions outside of Lhasa were too expensive for independent travellers and students such as us, we could only afford a day trip to Nam-tso Lake […]

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China, China 2007, Nam-tso Lake

China 2007 (part VII): Lhasa

July 19, 2015by matt-travels 15 Comments

Lhasa, Tibet: An epic train journey brought us into Lhasa, the once forbidden city on the Tibetan Plateau. Maybe its most prominent sight is the Potala Palace, built in the […]

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China, China 2007, Lhasa

China 2007 (part VI): Beijing-Lhasa Train

July 18, 2015by matt-travels 14 Comments

Beijing-Lhasa Train: One of the greatest experiences I ever had was the epic railway journey from Beijing to Lhasa. The train left in the late evening and reached Xian in […]

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Beijing-Lhasa, China, China 2007