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Photographing Larung Gar in Sêrtar

October 7, 2021 By Don Silcock Leave a Comment

Photographing Larung Gar... I must be upfront and say that I really had no idea of what Larung Gar was, or how to get there. What I did have was an invite from my friend (still is) and colleague (no longer...) Jun Quan. Jun and I had worked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Journeys, Larung Gar, Sichuan, Tibetan Plateau

Tibet by Motorcycle – Lhasa’s Old Tibetan Quarter

July 17, 2016 By Don Silcock Leave a Comment

Tibet by Motorcycle... This was a journey that was the culmination of many years of wondering... What is this mystical region on the roof of the world really like? And while there are manifold ways to prepare for such a journey. For me there were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Journeys, Motorcycles, Tibet & the Tibetan Plateau

Getting to Sêrtar – Not Easy…

July 10, 2016 By Don Silcock 2 Comments

Getting to Sêrtar was probably the toughest journey I have ever made in China. 14 hours of grueling driving with virtually no amenities along the way. The journey was particularly bad because it was done at the peak of the highway re-construction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Getting to Sertar, Journeys, Tibetan Plateau

The Waqie Pagodas on the Tibetan Plateau

July 25, 2015 By Don Silcock 1 Comment

The Waqie Pagodas... The Ruoergai Grasslands in the northwest of Sichuan Province was where we were headed. But it's a two-day drive from our starting point in Chengdu and our journey took us high up on to the Tibetan Plateau through the area … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Cultures, Journeys, Sichuan, Tibetan Plateau

Riding the Himalayas and the Royal Enfield Bullet

August 4, 2014 By Don Silcock Leave a Comment

The Royal Enfield Bullet is a source of considerable pride in India - as even the most casual conversation about them will soon tell you. Even with non-bikers, chests swell and that wonderful Indian idiosyncrasy the head wobble quickly lets you know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Himalayas, India, Journeys, Motorcycles

Riding the Himalayas – Himachal Pradesh Route

July 28, 2014 By Don Silcock 1 Comment

Riding the Himalayas was for me, the realization of a long-held ambition to see this special part of the world and to do it in a way that I would really experience it, literally by the seat of my pants on a truly unique Indian icon - the Royal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Himalayas, India, Journeys, Motorcycles

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