Tibet Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. 10 places to travel for a higher cause

    21 March 2012

    Seeking some deeper meaning on your travels? Make your own pilgrimage to some of the world’s great spiritual sites.1. Source...

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  2. How to get high: a guide to staying well at high altitude

    30 November 2011

    High altitudes are just for the Reinhold Messners and Joe Simpsons of this world, right? Crazy feats up there where...

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  3. The world’s most beautiful buildings

    13 July 2011

    Straight away we’ll say that this isn’t a top 10 list. There are just far too many styles of buildings,...

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  4. A traveller’s guide to buying jade

    22 February 2011

    Valued throughout Asia for its beauty and elegance, jade is an especially desired keepsake for visitors to Taipei, which has...

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  5. 10 places of myth and legend

    21 February 2011

    Even though we can get to the other side of the world in less than a day, there are still...

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  6. Travel trivia: 10 geeky facts from around the globe

    14 February 2011

    All-surprising stats and fantastical facts, our info nerds’ world tour will have you pointing out the planet’s most unknown ‘did...

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  7. Travel highlights from Planet Earth

    02 December 2010

    Planet Earth, BBC’s award-winning documentary brought together some of the most stunning nature footage from over 200 locations in 62...

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  8. Tibet: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Tibet guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  9. 7 reasons to visit Eastern Tibet

    22 June 2010

    It’s a pain in the backside to get permits for, and many places are still off limits to foreigners, but...

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