Join me for my crazy overland trip from Beijing to Tibet and ten-day stay in Lhasa back in 1987! Highlights include visits to the famous Potala and Norbulingka palaces on the outskirts of Lhasa, as well as trips to the nearby monasteries of Sera, Drepung, Ganden and Samye.
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A new contribution from Tim Thurston
For all of you who dream of travelling to Italy to visit Florence and the nearby cities of Pisa, Arezzo, Assisi and Siena, here now is a short guide to all these wonderful places and their cultural treasures, written by Tim Thurston in 2006. In Florence and around, he advises readers as to the bestContinue reading “A new contribution from Tim Thurston”
Bhutan trek added
Chomolhari mountain, eastern Bhutan I have now added Part Two: Bhutan of ‘In High Places’ to the Travelogues section of the website. Come back in time with me to 1986 and join me on a trek up the mountains in the secretive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan – the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon’.
Introducing Tim Thurston
Piazza San Marco, Venice The latest contributor to Trips and Travelogues is the respected broadcaster Tim Thurston, who presented programmes on Ireland’s music radio station, RTÉ FM3, which later became RTÉ Lyric FM. You can read all about Tim in the About section of the website. Tim has written a piece on the city thatContinue reading “Introducing Tim Thurston”
Two more travelogues
The ‘capital’, Mount Athos, Greece Two more travelogues, both by Julian Walton, have been added to the ‘By other authors’ section on the website: Croatia, 1966 and Mount Athos, 1969. Julian describes the joys and pitfalls of travelling around Europe by car in the 1960s, and the various adventures – some of which are quiteContinue reading “Two more travelogues”
Some more photos added
I’ve now added a few more pictures to the Photos section of the website. These are shots taken during a short stay in Estonia back in May, 2004. At that time the country was using its own currency and had not yet changed to the euro; consequently everything was very cheap. A friend and IContinue reading “Some more photos added”
Another travelogue added!
You’ll now find the first part of ‘In High Places’ added to the Travelogues section. This is about a couple of treks I joined in Ladakh (a region just north-west of the Himalyas), and one in nearby Jammu and Kashmir, back in 1985. Ladakh once used to be a Tibetan kingdom; the people are Tibetan,Continue reading “Another travelogue added!”
A change of plan!
Having taken some advice from a couple of readers, I have now abandoned the plan of adding a new chapter every week, and have now added all the chapters for ‘Eastward Ho!’ and ‘Eastward Again!’ so that they are available to you whenever you want to read them. All the chapters in Part One ofContinue reading “A change of plan!”
Latest news…
Stand by to read Chapter 6 of ‘Eastward Ho’ (France) from next Monday, 8th February! From now on I’ll be adding chapters every monday – this means that my travelogues will be serialized. Chapter 6 starts with my journey from Cherbourg to Beaune. I hope that you’re enjoying reading the travelogues – do let meContinue reading “Latest news…”
Hi!
As you’ve probably read on the Home page and in the About section, I’m Charles Gannon, I live in Dublin, Ireland, I’m in my mid sixties and I’m retired. I’ve been fascinated by foreign travel, different cultures and languages ever since I was a boy. When I was very young, before I started school, myContinue reading “Hi!”
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