Tingri Vacations, Tingri Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

6/21/07New Video - this is a really short video of the amazing horse riding competition that we stumbled on en-route to Tingri before heading up to Everest Base Camp. Scroll to the bottom of the photo section to view it...After a terrible breakfast in Shigatze of bad instant coffee (I know that all instant coffee is bad, but after three months here, you are desperate for any kind of caffeine) hard boiled eggs and giant pieces of soggy toast, we tried to wander around town looking for some mun...

The next day was 8 hours of more of the same.  We had to go back to the second immigration point and line up for check in.  Some 7 hours later we were processed and allowed entry into Tibet.  Our group was comprised of 8, 2 x Australia, 2 x Belgium, 2x English, 2 x US.  The group dynamic was fantastic and we all got along like a house on fire, which was a relief. Following immigration we boarded our 1990 Toyota Landcruiser with the distinguished medal of never having rec...

We said goodbye to our hostesses, packed up our stuff and left the base camp this morning. Our drivers had to get up several times during the night to start the cars, to keep them from freezing, so the cars would be able to go today. I visited the pony carts area before leaving, armed with my polaroid camera. The kid who drove the pony cart yesterday for me was there, and I wanted to take his photo. When others saw what was going on, they all wanted to have their photos taken. I had to say no...

Kathmandu - Khokana - Bungmati - Panauti - Dhulikhel - Nargarkot - Bhaktapur - Kathmandu - Lhasa (Barkhor & Jokhang, Drepung & Nechung, Norbulingka & Potala, Ganden & Sera) - Yumbalagang - Samye - Chim-Puk - Gyantse - Shigatse - Sakya - Tashi Dzom - Mt. Everest Basecamp - Nyalam - Kathmandu - Patan - Kathmandu. Full travel journal & pictures: http://www.edsander.com/travel/nepaltibet/