We explored Barkam for a few hours and headed up the mountains to Thuchen. The drive was spectacular as evidenced by these shots out of the van window. Prayer flags, amazing mountains, clear skies – just beautiful!!!!
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Into Tibet – Barkam
We travelled the Diwen Expressway to Barkam. Known as the ‘Tunnel region’, there were 27 tunnels under mountains. Not all tunnels were labelled with their length, but we estimate that there was about 60km of tunnel. Amazing engineering feat! Between the tunnels were bridges over lakes, raging rivers and hydroelectric power generation. 2km bridge between tunnels 5… Continue reading Into Tibet – Barkam
First 3 days – Chengdu
The part of Chengdu that we found most fascinating was the Tibetan Quarter. The beauty, colour, culture … all provide a strong contrast to the rest of the city. Just LOVED it!!
Tibet Trip – starting in Chengdu
June 2013 saw me taking up an amazing opportunity to be part of a scouting trip through eastern Tibet. Part of a team scoping a documentary, I had an AMAZING 2 weeks with my camera!! In the next blog posts I will share some of the highlights! These images are taken in and around Chengdu. We… Continue reading Tibet Trip – starting in Chengdu