You're right of course Tourist, having people argue the pros and cons of such lists is part of the attraction.
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Hi. My name if John Dwyer and I’m from West Cork in Ireland. I’m passionate about travel and over the past ten years, I’ve been lucky enough to travel through some amazing countries around the world. My favourite trip was an overland journey I took across China, Tibet, Nepal and India. I wrote a book about my adventures titled “High Road To Tibet”. Check out the photos and videos from my journey on http://HighRoadToTibet.comRecent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Top 10 Places to visit in Asia in the Culture Vultures Branch
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posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Top 10 Places to visit in Asia in the Culture Vultures Branch
Top 10 places to visit in Asia accoring to Wanderlust magazine. I've only been to number 10 on the list!...
9 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Amazon Top 20 Best Sellers about China in the Culture Vultures Branch
Had a quick look through the current top 20 best selling books about China on Amazon:...
9 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called cycling Lhasa to Nepal mid september.Tibet in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I have to agree with Saramaca, you really should take in EBC and Rongphu Monastry if you're in that region. For a cyclist, it's a tough...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Southwest China for 10 days - Kunming to Chengdu overland possible? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Gnajj, there's a thread here that tracks the situation with permit changes for Tibet and Tibetan areas such as the ones you mentioned -...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Utterly p***ed off in Beijing - Scammed in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I know it can be very annoying to be scammed but don't let this ruin the rest of your trip. Beijing and China are great travel destinations...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Top 10 Things to do in Hong Kong (In One Day) in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
As you discovered, HK is an incredible city, there's so much to do there. Nice videos! John
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called cycling from Lhasa to Nepal in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I took a landcruiser from Lhasa to Nepal and I'll never forget the roads as long as I live, I couldn't sit comfortabley for a month...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Shanghai and Beijing in November in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
For the Great Wall, if you have a full day, you can walk between the Jinshanling and Simitai sections, about 10km. It's well worth it as...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called From Hong Hong to Bangkok in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I did this exact route myself and had no problems about not having an outgoing flight. I arrived in HK, toured around the south-west of the...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sigiriya/Dambulla and bus/train Galle-Colombo?? in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
You can do Dambulla in half a day and continue on to Sigiriya where you'll probably need a full day. Dambulla is nice if you're interested...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Tipping in Nepal in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Yea, I agree with 15-20% as a tip but if you feel the service has been really good, then feel free to add more. It's only a small amount to...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Northern India in 2 weeks! in the Asia - Indian Subcontinent Branch
Hi Flynn,...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Books for travel in the Older Travellers Branch
A huge pity it's not available on Kindle but The Quiet American...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called books for kindle in the Culture Vultures Branch
Shameless plug I know but since you're on about Kindle books, you can check out my own offering in the signature below. As the title says,...
9 months ago

- Full Name John Dwyer
- Country Ireland
- Gender Male
- Website Travels in China, Tibet, Nepal and India
- Languages English.
- Favourite Places India, Tibet, China, Ireland
- Interests travel, writing, computers, hill-walking, sports







