Finding Memories

Actually, I didn’t want to cut my hair…. nor a back massage or a face treatment

From Lhasa To Kathmandu

For the first time of our travel we take the plane for 1,5 h to cross the Himalaya and reach Kathmandu, since land crossing is not possible since the earthquake of 2015… at least until one ...

Tibet – Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and drive back to Lhasa

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery a historic and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.

In Lhasa – Potala Palace and Sera Monastery

The Potala Palace  was the residence of the Dalai Lama. It is now a museum and World Heritage Site. Debates among monks on the Buddhist doctrines are integral to the learning process in the ...

In Lhasa – Drepung Monastery, Johkang Temple, Barkhor Street, Norbulingka

Kora is both a type of pilgrimage and a type of meditative practice in the Tibetan Buddhist or Bon traditions. A Kora is performed by the practitioner making a circumambulation in a clockwise ...

In Lhasa – Arrival Day

Lhasa is the spiritual heart and capital city of Tibet. Today, Tibet is part of the People’s Republic of China and spans nearly a quarter of China’s territory. It is the traditional ...

In Lanzhou

Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. The city is located on the banks of the Yellow River. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk ...

From Dunhuang To Lanzhou

In 11,5 hours we cover 1’090 km in a soft sleeper train that brings us to Lanzhou.

In Dunhuang

Dunhuang  is a city in northwestern Gansu Province.  Dunhuang was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road

From Zhangye to Dunhuang

From Zhangye it takes us 7 hours for 590 km to reach Dunhuang, passing by Jiayuguan which is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China.