Just over a week ago we had a final pancake with Tashi and got into the car for the last time to head to the nepali border. It was only 7 km down the road through road works where the whole thing was completely dug up- of course this didn't bother Nam-Tso a jot as he carried on with his hand permanently on the horn. The border is a bridge between the 2 countries with a red line painted down the middle. Lots of straightbacked very serious Chinese army on one end ...

Well we are now in Zhangmu at the border of Tibet and Nepal and it is our last day here before we cross over and make the four hour journey to Kathmandu tomorrow. Tibet has definately been the highlight of our trip and the last four days the most special.... this is what we have been up to16th February Yesterday we had tried to go to Jokhang temple in the centre of Lhasa but it was closed because of the new year festivities. Tashi had asked the police and was to...

We are in Lhasa, Tibet and all I can say is it is the most beautiful place we have ever been to yet it is so depressing to see the streets lined with Chinese soldiers with Kalashnikovs and the friendliest people in the world being opressed in manner that we couldn't even imagine. Anyway let's start at the beginning...The train from Chengdu was absolutely stunning and the journey of a lifetime. The only other westerner on it- an Australian called Kirk quickly ide...

Monday 8th February Yesterday after posting our parcels (lots more shouting and the boxes being opened and all of the Chinese newspaper we had used to wrap it being confiscated- we had no idea you are not allowed to send it) we decided to go to the Hanyangling Mausoleum. We had read in the lonely planet that it is the best place to go in Xian apart form the Terracotta warriors although it is hard to get to so very underrated. They weren't exagerrating. We had ...

Ok first of all we have a little confession to make- 2 weeks ago we had to come back to the UK for a couple of days so that I could do interviews for my social work masters. As it would have been impossible to see or talk to everybody and we didn't want to offend people we agreed with each other that we both wouldn't tell anyone at all. As it was a combination of jetlag and bad colds prevented us from getting out of bed anyway except for me to attend the universi...