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A Longing for Lhasa | Robin Hanbury-Tenison | Tibet, Lhasa, Lhasa

Many tried to reach Lhasa but none succeeded until, in 1811, an eccentric English scholar called Thomas Manning, ignoring the fact that he had been refused permission, rode up to the Potala wearing a heavy but ineffective disguise. Surprisingly, he was allowed to stay for five months and to have an audience with the seven year old Dalai Lama before he was thrown out...

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Lhasa Portrait | Amar Grover | Tibet, Lhasa, Lhasa

Tibet was like some once fabulous but now dusty jewel whose owners wanted to show off preferably to high-yield group tours. The jewel, though, was flawed.

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Lhasa: The long-time home | Stuart Wolfendale | Tibet, Lhasa, Lhasa

As I walked across the Lhasa airport tarmac, I had an experience not normally associated with complementary travel journalism. I started to stop breathing...

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