Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain: A few years ago, I went on a journey searching for the holy mountain of Gado Jowa སྒ་སྟོད་ཇོ་བོ་. Most people are only familiar with one or two of Tibet’s many holy mountains. Mt. Kailash…
Cycling in Tibet
Cycling in Tibet: Cycling is a great way to see and experience Tibet. This post will tell you what to do to plan your cycling adventure in Tibet. info@thelandofsnows.com Is it possible to cycle in Tibet? Many people ask if…
Nangchen
Nangchen county ནང་ཆེན་རྫོང་ is one of 6 counties located in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Qinghai Part of Kham. Though Nangchen is remote and underdeveloped, it is one of the most beautiful parts of Tibet and has some of the…
Update on Amnye Machen
Update on Amnye Machen. Here are details on how to still trek around Mt. Amnye Machen while avoiding the current road construction project. Amnye Machen Trekking *The Information on Amnye Machen was current when I wrote it. However, conditions could…
Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain
Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain: A few years ago, I went on a journey searching for the holy mountain of Gado Jowa སྒ་སྟོད་ཇོ་བོ་. Most people are only familiar with one or two of Tibet’s many holy mountains. Mt. Kailash…
Overland from Xining to Chengdu
Overland from Xining to Chengdu: The 1200-kilometer route from Xining to Chengdu through the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo has become quite popular in recent years. This route passes through several notable Tibetan towns that are home to some of…
Amnye Machen
Amnye Machen is one of Tibet’s main holy mountains. It is located in Golok prefecture in the Amdo region (modern-day Qinghai). This is a fantastic glacier mountain that offers great trekking! Read through this update for information on a slightly…
Why not Amdo and Kham?
Can’t afford a journey to Lhasa, Everest or other areas in the Tibet Autonomous Region? Then why not travel to the open areas of Amdo and Kham? Read more about why these areas are amazing!
Two years since the Yushu Earthquake
Two years since the Yushu Earthquake, It has now been 2 years since a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Qinghai part of Kham in April 2010. My family and I (wife and 2 children)…