Chongqing

After a good night on the train I arrived at my destination at 7:40 in the morning. It took me…

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Xi’an to Chongqing

After walking around the food market for ages we finally had dinner at the hot pot place next to the…

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Food market in Xi’an

On the way to the hostel we decided spontaneously to look for the mosque. We had a map and a…

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Terracotta Army

My first night on my own passed without incident. I was ready to face the world and after a coffee…

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What I learned in Tibet

This has also become a regular feature on my blog. Here are my observations from Tibet. There is a police…

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The doors of Tibet

Here we go again. Since there are no real Tibetan houses anymore in the center most doors are from monasteries.…

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Goodbye Tibet

Our last day in Lhasa started without breakfast. Due to the lack of guests there was no Chinese buffet waiting…

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Back to Lhasa and Lake Yamdrok

After yesterday’s work we had nothing on our tour program except to return to town. Which we did with several…

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Exploring the Yalong valley

The next morning we left already at 7:30, we had a long drive ahead to the Yalong valley. There we…

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More of Lhasa

The next day started a bit slower and we only met at 9:30. I enjoyed my Chinese breakfast with stuffed…

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