Travel diaries: Tibet 5 Articles

by Vic

At the end of February I headed down to Tibet via the new train. a moral decision I wrestled with for awhile. I eventually decided that per the Dalai Lama's word, it isnt' the train that is bad, it's what it will be us...read more

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by Tom Carter

The news was shocking! The ticket agent at the Shangri-la bus terminal in Zhongdian, Yunnan province was happy to tell me over and over, in both Chinese and English, that yes, foreigners can now travel east through the ...read more

by John Graham

A High Point of My Life I crouched on all fours in my tent. I had taken a shoe off and I looked down at the sleeping bag and breathed heavily. I wondered why I had gone there. Then I remembered that I had to take the ot...read more

by Emily Branwell

I sit in a courtyard and listen to the crisp sound of fabric cracking in the wind and the wild clanging of the bells being manipulated by the same. I feel the brightness and intensity of the sun on the left of my face in c...read more

by Bushbaby

Traveling opened my eyes... There were times when I had to pinch myself. Slap my face and rub my eyes. It felt like I was an ant, and the whole hive is going berserk, it seemed I was the only one who did not know what t...read more