The world’s tallest Buddhist carving — the 71-meter Buddha in Leshan, China. Plus a few new friends 🙂…
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Drinking tea is the popular past time in Chengdu, China — so we join in — and its delicious!…
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Jumping off at the bus stop in Chengdu after our adventure in Tibet.…
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Walking around downtown Kangding, China.…
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More hiking in Tagong — fjording a river in the snow storm edition.…
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We made it to the Tibetan village of Tagong, high up in the mountains, where we visited a monastery after a lengthy hike fighting altitude weakness.…
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Hiking (or riding, really) up Paoma Shan in Kangding. Some awesome views, and a great first day of our Tibet adventure.…
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We go up and up and up on the bus from Chengdu to Kangding — the starting point for our Tibet adventure.…
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Getting close with the camels in the steppes of Mongolia Stats Days on the road: 61 Distance traveled: 3622.13 miles by plane – 0 miles / 0 km by train – 2363.7 miles / 3804 km by…
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Supermarkets of the world series – Chengdu, China grocery shopping.…
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Riding around Chengdu in a car (!) with our gracious and lovely host ShanShan. In the video we pass by the main square – Tianfu.…
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Hanging out on the train as we journey from Wuhan to Chengdu. We purchased “hard sleep” births, which are equivalent to Russia’s third class, “platskart.”…
