10 Best Photo Galleries of 2014 on LashWorldTour I’m happy to report that 2014 was yet another fantastic year of continuous world travels for me. In total I visited five countries: India, Malaysia, Australia, Fiji and New Zealand. The latter two I finally reached for the first time in my life and, thus, explored quite …
Category Archive: TIBET
PHOTO GALLERY: Boudhanath Stupa – Kathmandu, Nepal
PHOTO GALLERY: Boudhanath Stupa – Kathmandu, Nepal Majestic Boudhanath Stupa is one of Kathmandu’s most famous and intriguing temples. Standing 36 M tall, it’s one of the world’s highest stupas and the tallest in Nepal. It was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status in 1979. Although Nepal is primarily a Hindu nation, thousands of Tibetans have …
PHOTO GALLERY: Stunning Tibetan Temples
PHOTO GALLERY: Stunning Tibetan Temples In the 1950s, China invaded and occupied the Himalayan country of Tibet. The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual and political leader, was eventually forced to escape and establish a new Tibetan government in exile at Dharamsala, India. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Tibetan people have made the arduous and dangerous …
Travel Tips: Learn About Tibet & Tibet Culture in Dharamsala
Travel Tips: Learn About Tibet & Tibet Culture in Dharamsala In 1950 China invaded Tibet. As a result of the invasion and resultant occupation, Tibet’s national and spiritual leader, HH the Dalai Lama was eventually forced to flee. He relocated to Dharamsala, India in 1959, where he established his home base and the headquarters of …
PHOTO GALLERY: Dharamsala India
PHOTO GALLERY: Dharamsala, India Dharamsala is a small mountain town in the Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. Dharamsala is primarily world famous as the base of the Tibetan government in exile and home of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s secular and spiritual leader. HH the Dalai Lama escaped from Chinese oppression in Tibet in 1959 …