I woke up early this morning and wanted to take a few dawn shots of Everest and the stars. Sadly, a thick mist had descended down the valley so I couldn’t see any Everest nor any stars. We wished Chomolungma (the Nepali name for Mt. Everest meaning “Goddess of the Valley”) farewell and hit the … [Read more…]
In addition to seeing Lhasa, the main aim of our trip was to go to Everest Base Camp. Unlike the Nepali side, where you need to hike for eight days to get to base camp, on the Tibetan side you drive until about 3km from the camp, then walk the last bit to the mountain. … [Read more…]
Even though we were technically on our way to the west of China, in our minds we were leaving the country and could not be happier. Destination: Lhasa, Tibet. I have been wanting to come to Tibet for longer than I care to remember and have attempted to enter twice before but, for whatever reason, I was turned … [Read more…]