Tibet Travel Blog
Travel guides, itineraries, abandoned places, street art and off-the-beaten-path places in TibetHello and welcome to our Tibet travel blog. You will find all our Tibet blog posts in this section of our website.
Maybe you found our Tibet travel blog because you are considering a visit to North Asia, or perhaps you are partway through planning a trip to Tibet. Whatever the reason, we hope we can provide some useful resources and travel tips for Tibet.
Our Tibet blog posts are generally aimed at independent travellers and backpackers like us and have a strong focus on travelling around using public transport, staying in budget accommodation and exploring off-the-beaten-path and lesser-visited places.
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Suggested Tibet Itinerary: Lhasa to Kathmandu via Mount Kailash and Western Tibet
A suggested Tibet itinerary for independent travellers to Tibet, travelling from Lhasa to Kathmandu in Nepal via Mount Kailash and Western Tibet.
Tibet in Photos | Our Favourite Images from Tibet
Amazing images of Tibet: photographs of an incredible country with colourful prayer flags, stunning scenery and photogenic and friendly people.
Travel Shot | Mount Kailash Kora in Western Tibet
The circuit around Mount Kailash in Western Tibet is 52 kilometres in circumference. Physically fit Tibetans can complete this distance in one day.
Twelve Forts and Castles from Around the World
Forts and castles from around the world that you must visit. A photo essay featuring the finest forts and castles we have visited on our travels.
Travel Shot | Young Pilgrim at Mt Kailash in Western Tibet
Mt Kailash in western Tibet is the holy of holies for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bonpos. Thousands of pilgrims circumambulate the mountain every year.
Backpacking in China and Tibet in the mid ’90s
What was it like backpacking in China and Tibet in the mid ’90s? A comparison of travelling independently in China and Tibet twenty years ago and today.
Five Years of Travel: Our Top 5
Today, 30 November, marks the 5 year anniversary of us leaving our life in the UK. Here are some of our favourite memories from five years of travel.
My Top 5 Himalayan Mountains
With the cold weather on my mind, I got thinking about my “Top 5 Himalayan Mountains”. With one exception, they are all in Nepal.
Travels Through Tibet
After a few days in Beijing refuelling on decent food and energy we boarded the train for another epic journey – this time to Lhasa in Tibet.