Monthly Archives: October 2007

After a long and uneventful bus ride from 8.30 AM to 2.00 PM, we finally arrived back in Lhasa. Our bus made a quick trip to a small factory that makes incense, Tibetan paintings, and some other local handicrafts. In … Continue reading →

In the morning we departed Lhasa for Shigatse, the 2nd largest city in Tibet. The trip took about 8 hours, and it was the worst road trip ever. The whole trip was very bumpy because the road condition was really … Continue reading →

Nam-Tso (the “Sky Lake”) is the highest (approximately 5100 meter above sea level) lake in the world, the second largest lake on the Tibetan Plateau. It is also one of Tibet’s most sacred, beautiful, and accessible lakes – only 250 … Continue reading →