David Austin a Scottish scholar of the Orient befriends Awang Dunzhu on the bustling streets of Kathmandu not knowing that the two will soon both become translators for opposing sides in the ...

It will be accompanied by an introductory talk by author Mick Conefrey and a live prologue of Tibetan music by the monks.

In 1947, this lama at a Tibetan Buddhist fortress in Gyantse said he liked the pictures in an old Globe that he said was the first newspaper he had ever seen there. The Globe and Mail, William ...

8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Small Group Tour (292 reviews) 6 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Group Tour ...

If you have the time to do Tibet right, we'd definitely recommend this nine-day tour to Everest and Namtso Lake. During this trip, you'll visit western Tibet and Everest, before heading to northern ...

It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa.