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The Top 4 beverages in Tibet

TCR Team — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:54:30 +0000

Tibet’s high-altitude environment has not only shaped its culture and lifestyle; it has also shaped its food and beverages. The high altitude does not only restrict the types of ingredients, it has also shaped the taste and expectation of Tibetan people from what they eat and drink. For example, dairy from yak and goat is […]

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Traveling Tibet by Train

TCR Team — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 06:24:18 +0000

Traveling to Tibet is an adventure, and traveling by train is an even bigger one. Train to Tibet leave from seven major cities in China, most of the trains run every day, both ways. The railway lines from mainland China all run through the station at Xining, the start of the official Qingzang Railway, and […]

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Humayun’s Tomb – Guide and Photo Essay of an Indian Innovation

Kenin Bassart — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:15:25 +0000

India is home to many fantastic architectural wonders that have drawn travelers from all across the world. Arguably one of India’s most famous sites is the Taj Mahal and it’s marble splendor definitely deserves the attention that it gets. But what if I told you there was a tomb located in the heart of New […]

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Touring Exotic India with Great Wide Open

Kenin Bassart — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:51:17 +0000

There are many times when we interact with a company and every thing goes as expected. You make your selection, money changes hands, you take your commodity or experience, and then move on. Those experiences seldom stick in your head unless one of two things happen, the experience is supremely extraordinary or things go terribly awry. […]

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The Many Colorful People of India – Photo Essay

Kenin Bassart — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:00:30 +0000

We spent a month in India. The country was everything we expected it to be, old traditions and older buildings. It was hotter than hell (we went in June/July). There was fantastic food and interesting wildlife. The thing that will stand out forever in our memories though, are the people we met along the way. […]

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Laxmi Narayan (Birla Mandir) Hindu Temple, New Delhi – A Photo Essay

Kenin Bassart — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:21:46 +0000

India is a land filled with multiple religions and a healthy dose of mysticism and it’s capitol is a melting pot where they all run across each other. Because of this, New Delhi is filled with Churches, Temples, Mosques, and Gurudwalla’s representing India’s wide range of religious beliefs. However, because Hinduism is still the countries’ largest religion, you’ll find […]

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Taj Mahal – (Part II) Proving the Power of Love in Stone

Kenin Bassart — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:00:21 +0000

Visiting the Taj Mahal was one of the most surreal experiences I’ve ever had in my life. Strangely, it took me weeks of pondering to figure out why. I’ve seen beautiful buildings before and I’ve seen natural marvels that absolutely blow the Taj Mahal out of the water with their sheer size and magnitude. What […]

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Taj Mahal – World’s Most Iconic Tribute to Love

Lauren Bassart — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:01:23 +0000

Visiting the Taj Mahal was a dream of mine ever since I was a little girl. Being of Indian descent and being a staunch believer in fairytale love, the story of the world’s most iconic tribute to love captured my fancy from the moment I first heard it. The Taj Mahal was constructed to honor someone […]

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