A trek around Tibet's sacred Amne Machin mountain
In September 2016, my girlfriend and I met up in Xining, in Qinghai province of western China, to start off on a 12 day or so trek around...
Xining to Dawu (aka Machin): deep into Tibetan territory
stunning Qinghai scenery, my first stay in a traditional nomad tent, and altitude sickness at around 3,753 meters Days three and four...
Tibetan pilgrims and omens
... a fellow traveler, some unwelcoming herders, then some pilgrims save the day After our first night in the tent on the kora trail...