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Category: World Trip 2018

A 19-day trip visiting three countries; Nepal, Tibet and China (Hong Kong) between 12 October 2018 and 30 October 2018.

  • World Trip 2018: Day 12 Rombuk to Shigatse, Tibet

    Tuesday 23 October 2018. Tibet Photos Highlights: Mount Everest in the morning, Stunning landscape. We it turns out trying to sleep above 5,000 metres is no easy task. During the night I consistently woke up requiring water as the air is so dry at this altitude. When the electric blanket kicked in at 1 am…

  • World Trip 2018: Day 11 Shegar to Rombuk, Tibet

    Monday 22 October 2018. Tibet Photos Highlights: Mount Everest, Everest Base Camp (Tibetan side), the landscape. Today was the highlight of the entire trip a chance to see the mighty Mount Everest up close.

  • World Trip 2018: Day 10 Gyantse to Shegar, Tibet

    Sunday 21 October 2018. Tibet Photos Highlights: Pelkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse Kumbum, Gyatso la pass A cold morning and day at high altitude awaited us as we left our hotel for breakfast at a local restaurant.

  • World Trip 2018: Day 9 Lhasa to Gyantse, Tibet

    Saturday 20 October 2018. Tibet Photos Highlights: Yamdrok Tso Lake, Tibetan Mountains Today was a nine hour private bus ride between Lhasa to Gyantse, a small part of my thought this was just a positioning day but boy was I wrong! I got to experience some of the greatest sights that nature has too offer.

  • World Trip 2018: Day 8 Lhasa, Tibet

    Friday 19 October 2018. Tibet Photos Highlights: Tsamkhung Nunnery, Polata Palace (Dalai Lama’s Winter Palace) An incredibly exhausting but fulfilling day from hearing nuns signing and praying to hiking around the Polata Palace.