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Yamdrok-Tso – Tibetians’ Holy Lake

Today, the tour group will be leaving the comfort of Lhasa. We were briefed to leave the bulk of our luggages in the Lhasa hotel and bringing with us only the bare necessities to the city of Shigatse where we will be staying the night. Such an arrangement was seriously quite a pain for the tour guides, tour participants were seen running […]

Namco Lake – Highest Salt Lake in the World

After a night of drip, I was feeling alot better & decided to risk the recurrence of my diarrhea on a whole day road trip. I will have to endure roadside ‘Singing Sessions’ till we return back to the hotel. To be on the safe side, I popped the chinese doctor’s pills together with my own charcoal pills and reminded myself […]

Drepung – Monastery of Collecting Rice

The night of Day 2 saw heavy downpours at my hotel area in Lhasa. The guides told us that such heavy rain were pretty rare in Tibet and should be seen as positive omens welcoming us to the country. I stepped out of my room the next day morning feeling sick, weak and nauseous. I […]

Potala Palace – Tombs of Past Dalai Lamas

The day started with horrible breakfast prepared by the hotel. It was so bad that most of the tour people decided to bring instant cup noodles down instead. But the guests from a local China Tour seem to be pretty satisfied … perhaps we Singaporeans are too accustomed to our typical international buffet spread. Nevertheless, the lousy breakfast failed to dampen our […]

Jokhang – Tibet’s First Buddhist Temple

Finally, the last stop for Day 2. The entire tour group seems to be on a super fast track course on all things Tibetian. I am physically exhausted and I sincerely hoped that dinner will be good….btw lunch sucks too… The Jokhang Temple is the first Buddhist temple in Tibet, located on Barkhor Square (a great shopping street not […]

Norbulingka – Summer Palace of Dalai Lamas

Shortly after The Potala Palace, our tour group made way to Norbulingka Park, garden to the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lamas where they solved the political problems and held festive celebrations. Today, it has been turned into a park open to the public. Norbulingka (Treasure Park in Tibetan) lies about one km southwest of the Potala Palace. With a gigantic land area of […]

Acclimatization on the Tibetan Plateau

There are a couple of ways of visiting Tibet. You can either take a direct domestic flight from Cheng Du and experience an orgasmic 3000+ metres altitude and atmospheric pressure difference like what my tour group did or board the Qinghai-Tibet railway which allow you to slowly adapt to the increasing altitude (continuous but moderate […]

Surviving Altitude Sickness at Tibet

For many people, Tibet is a mysterious and exotic destination at the end of the Earth. With greater media coverage, these days the idea of planning a trip to Tibet is fast gaining popularity. What is so attractive about Tibet? Why do so many people want to go there? Here’s a list of reasons why one […]

Itaewon – Unexpected Treasures

Have explored almost all of Seoul over the last few days, Itaewon is the most exotic place in the cosmopolitan city to me. Majority of expats or immigrants find solace in its accommodating nature. They chose to set up their homes there where they can be tucked comfortably in an foreign enclave away from the main korean community. […]

Jongmyo Shrine – Final Rest of Joseon Royalties

The guide at the palace has definitely set the bar for Korean guides. I have high expectations for the guide at the final resting place of the glorious Joseon Empire Kings and Queens. My guide is a Korean lady and the size of this English tour group was around 8 people. Hai…. No more exclusivity. She […]

Changdeokgung – Joseon Tribute to Nature

My plan was to visit Jongmyo early in the morning before moving onto Changdeokgung (Palace) since it is further away from the station. Unfortunately, the plan had to be abandoned. Jongmyo Shrine was only accessible via guided tours and the earliest English tour available was at 2.5 hrs later at 2pm. So I brought my tickets and head back […]

Reminiscence of Joseon Empire

Having done almost everything that modern day Seoul can offer, I reasoned it will be great to reserve the entire day to explore the grand re-constructed remains of the Joseon Empire and understand the culture and way of life of Koreans during the time of the old kingdom. The Joseon Empire founded Taejo Yi Seong-gye after the overthrow of […]

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