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Tagong: The Wild West of Sichuan Province

By Daniel O’Sullivan It was at the third or fourth landslide of the day, where our van got bogged down for over an hour, that I started to think wistfully about the Yangtze river. We’d eschewed a planned three gorges cruise in favor of a manic jaunt over the highlands…

A deaf-mute from a village near Darong.

Tibet: An Accidental Pilgrimage

Traveling by Jeep and Horseback: Across Tibet’s Grasslands After a false start working as a lab technician, Ivan Cooper spent several years kicking around Asia, including long journeys through Pakistan, China and India. In the following years teaching jobs in Taiwan and Korea sparked an enduring, if love-hate, relationship with oriental…

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My Home in the Himalayas: A Letter From A Tibetan Monk

My Home in the Himalayas: A Letter From A Tibetan Monk By Yeshe Nyima A major center for Tibetans living in exile is McLeod Ganj, a small village of around 10,000 people of both Indian and Tibetan descent. It is located just north of Dharamsala in the Northern Indian province…

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Visiting Monasteries in Rural Tibet

By Mark and Haley LaMonica “While most tourists come to Tibet to see the religious dedication of the old pilgrims, such as those we pass prostrating themselves on the road as they slowly circle holy sites, we suspect that many young Tibetans would probably prefer to be riding in a…

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Tibet: Exploring the Ancient Kingdom of Gu-ge

By Cooper Schraudenbach Imagine an immense canyon system carved by the mighty Sutlej River and its tributaries, located 12,000 feet above sea level, at the far western edge of Tibet. From the Zanda overlook, canyon folds stretch to the horizon, which is capped by snowy white Himalayan peaks. The colors…

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Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith

Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith Yak Butter Blues is a true story about a Western couple on a Himalayan adventure of a 650-mile trek from Tibet to Nepal. It reveals their obstacles, endurance, and all sorts of emotions. It’s a story about their pleasures, pains, and survival….

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