Tibet Travel Adventure Guide

Author : Michael Buckley
Publisher : ITMB Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tibet Travel Adventure Guide written by Michael Buckley and published by ITMB Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A good guidebook is essential for travel in Tibet, and this book provides the information needed to visit Tibet, one of the most complicated places in the world for the independent traveler to enter and tour.

Author : Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520089488
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Tibet written by Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's spiritual leaders and a renowned wilderness photographer combine their vision of Tibet in this stunningly beautiful book. Essays by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama appear with Galen Rowell's dramatic images in a moving presentation of the splendors of Tibet's revered but threatened heritage. When Chinese communist troops invaded Tibet in 1950, the author was fifteen years old and the spiritual and temporal ruler of a nation the size of western Europe. Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, appealed to the United Nations for help and then fled across the Himalaya in winter to a border town, where he anxiously awaited political aid that never came. Like the mythical kingdom of Shangri-La, Tibet had sought isolation from the rest of the world. Diplomatic relations and foreign visitors had been shunned, and few people in the West knew what cultural and natural treasures lay threatened there. In the years that followed, the Dalai Lama struggled to maintain peace in Tibet and to protect his people's ways, but in 1959 he was forced to flee to India, where he remains today. There he has established a government in exile in Dharamsala that has endeavored to preserve Tibetan culture while preparing for a peaceful return to a free Tibet. As the Chinese cautiously opened select Tibetan doors to visitors in the 1980s, a sickening realization stole over the rest of the world: Tibet had been ravaged by the Chinese occupation. All but a dozen of Tibet's six thousand monasteries had been destroyed. Much of the once-bountiful wildlife had disappeared. A sixth of the population had perished. The picture seemed so bleak that many wondered whether there was anything worth saving in this wounded land. The Dalai Lama's heartening answer and Galen Rowell's magnificent photographs leave no doubt that the mystery and enchantment of Tibet, though seriously endangered, are still alive. To Tibetans the Dalai Lama is an incarnation of the Buddha of compassion. He has spent the last thirty years tirelessly advocating nonviolence and compassion to all living things as the answer to Tibet's plight. "My religion is simple," he says, "my religion is kindness." My Tibet movingly elaborates this message: here the Dalai Lama offers his views on how world peace, happiness, and environmental responsibility are inextricably linked. He explains the meaning of pilgrimage for Tibetan Buddhists and gives an engaging account of his early life in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. In addition, he reveals many sides to his nature--compassion, profound faith, common sense, generosity, a playful sense of humor--in personal reflections matched here to 108 photographs of the land he hasn't seen since 1959. Together the breathtaking photographs, which express Rowell's own commitment to the natural world, and the Dalai Lama's observations help preserve the enduring meaning of Tibet's culture, religion, and natural heritage.

Author : Gary McCue
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898866629
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trekking in Tibet written by Gary McCue and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bordered by the Himalaya on the south and the Karakoram on the west, Tibet offers trekkers an experience like no other. In this updated edition of Trekking in Tibet, McCue prepares us for a sojourn into this mystical, other- worldly land presenting detailed discussions of pre-trip planning, the most rewarding treks, as well as an educational glimpse into the country's history and culture.

Author : Bradley Mayhew
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9781740595230
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tibet written by Bradley Mayhew and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet country guides offer down to earth accurate information for every budget. - The complete, practical country guide for independent travellers- Detailed Getting Started and Itineraries chapters for effortless planning- Inspirational full-colour Highlights sections showcase the country's must-see sights- Easy-to-use grid-referenced maps with cross references to the text- Insightful new History, Culture, Food and Environment chapters by specialist contributorsTibet- New Itineraries chapter details traditional routes as well as remote destinations for more adventurous travelers- Features an inspirational Trekking chapter compiled by a specialist writer- Includes new coverage of the Tibetan areas of Sichuan (China)- Tibet is a vital stop-off on the popular Nepal to China overland route

Author : Charles Bowden
Publisher : Charles Bowden
ISBN 13 : 9781734148329
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zeke's Guide to Travel and Life written by Charles Bowden and published by Charles Bowden. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C. Bowden has traveled extensively in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, North America, North Africa, Europe, and Australia over the past fifty years. In the course of which it was his duty, as biographer, to keep an eye on his careless friend Zeke, who otherwise might have hurt himself. Since their astonishing adventures together, he has written numerous books-one of the most intrepid and insightful travel writers of our time. In this book of travel reportage, with graphic honesty and engaging humor, he describes several trips taken, outwardly and inwardly, through China/Tibet. Also, highlights from their stays in the U.S. West between expeditions. This is the first book of its kind. Essentially, it's a travel narrative full of places, incidents, and people. Plus, the places visited are rated as to their beauty or novelty, as in some travel guidebooks. Plus, a number of topics that came into Zeke's thoughts in response to places and peoples are briefly explored. Plus, reference numbers access an appendix of Zeke's travel problems with their solutions, which grew out of the incidents, rotten or otherwise, herein depicted. Practical advice backed up with personal anecdotes against lushly landscaped backgrounds. Travel tips which go beyond any others made widely available to shoestring travelers. An exceptional travel book in every way, it tells of a journey mostly on foot or using local transport. A journey fueled by unabated curiosity, and a need to see, hear, and feel, close up and firsthand. It features direct experience undimmed by expectations or old assumptions. This unique book is itself a fascinating realm in which the adventurous are invited to travel.

Author : Michael Buckley
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1841623822
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tibet written by Michael Buckley and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2012 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring ethnic Tibet independently is a challenge. With the 'land of snows' having some of the wildest and roughest road routes in high Asia, motoring, mountain-biking and trekking options are all given due attention in this new edition. High quality, numerous maps set this guide apart from other guides on Tibet and the trekking section has been expanded to include more on the main treks, including Everest Base Camp, Genden to Samye, Namtso trek and Kailiash region treks. Particular attention has been paid to the Amdo and Kham regions, not usually covered in guidebooks. Political and cultural issues make Tibet a sensitive destination for Westerners, so Michael Buckley's authoritative advice includes guidelines on cultural etiquette, local customs, and travelling with minimum impact on the culture and environment. The chapter on language includes a section covering Tibetan script.

Author : William Carey
Publisher : Mittal Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Travel and Adventure in Tibet. written by William Carey and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 1983 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michel Peissel
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312309534
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tibet written by Michel Peissel and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate homage to Tibet in words and pictures by one of the last great explorers who brings the geographical, spiritual, and intellectual heart of the country to life. 250 photos.

Author : Robert A. F. Thurman
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Circling the Sacred Mountain written by Robert A. F. Thurman and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicling the inner as well as the outer journey, an influential author offers his personal view of his spiritual adventure amid the breathtaking vistas of the Himalayas.

Author : Yukiyasu Osada
Publisher : Kotan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780970171603
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mapping the Tibetan World written by Yukiyasu Osada and published by Kotan Publishing. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary budget travel guide to the Tibetan world comes with over 280 tried and tested maps covering the entire region. Get there and get around: Hundreds of pages of travel information. Plus gateway cities: New Delhi, Calcutta, Chengdu, Kunming, Kathmandu and Pokhara. Keep to your budget: Hotel tariffs, tour and trekking costs, permit and visa charges. Pack everything in: Cultural, historical and religious explanations, festival dates, sights & more...