A three dog attack — PODCAST
This is my second podcast. I got some encouraging feedback to my first podcast and decided to do another one from my Tibet memoir.
I’d be so grateful if you would leave a comment under here. Feedback from readers …
Bird Island
This is Chapter 24 from my Tibet memoir in which I walk into the wilderness, stay a night with nomads and find a surprising level of comfort in a cave…
The road into the mountains got steeper and the truck …
The travellers’ co-op in Lhasa
This is Chapter 23 from my Tibet memoir which describes the most unusual Tourist Information Centre I’d ever come across…
Before the end of my first week Lhasa had me hooked and I knew I should stay, settle down for …
The casual exuberance that is Lhasa
The new place we went to was a grimy truck stop with Tibetan pilgrims from all over the country, people who looked weather-beaten and dangerous in their long woollen coats. Some of them had swords. The manager was a barrel-chested …
A critical look at backpackers
As I looked out of the window of my dormitory I thought this must be the smallest capital city in the world.
The only traffic was an occasional tractor, or a truck, moving at walking pace, and lots of …
The trucker’s mate had a sword
The next morning I set off early and within an hour reached the massive turquoise lake I had seen from the hilltop the previous day. Some time later an old truck rattled past and ground to a halt ahead. It …
