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The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, has turned 90. He celebrated his birthday on Sunday.
While some are already on track, others will launch in the coming months. Get set to turn back the clock. DREAM OF THE DESERT ...
The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.
The clearest answers yet are expected in a video message from the Dalai Lama on July 2nd, four days before his birthday. By ...
The train made several more stops at various stations along the way. At a few of them, passengers were allowed to get off for cigarette breaks, as well as to take pictures and get some much needed ...
Stepping into Tibet, long known as “the roof of the world,” was an immersion into a different rhythm of life, dictated by the altitude’s power. The Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.
As the train sped through tunnels and over bridges at 10,000 feet above sea level, the landscape unfolded in breathtaking panoramas as we sat in carriages equipped with automated oxygen supply ...
Planning 2025's travels already, but a bit bored of the usual flying and driving routines? Say hello to slow, romantic travel aboard scenic train routes. Relaxing train journeys are one of my most ...
The first electrified railway in Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region opened Friday morning, linking Lhasa, the regional capital, with the city of Nyingchi as “Fuxing” bullet trains enter ...
The pretty but scary 1,200-mile train journey that’s the world's highest Discover the wonders and challenges of the world's highest railway, the Qinghai-Tibet railway, as it travels through the ...
The train journey takes 40 hours to complete in total, and ends in the fascinating city of Lhasa - a whopping 2,330 miles from Beijing. It has been the administrative and religious capital of ...