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Toward Tibet
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01st of July, 2016
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Tibet '16
Visited Lhamotse and Dorjetrak Monasteries.
Met with more members of our NGO: The Tibetan Village Project
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After a lunch of yak and potato momos (dumpling native to Tibet), the whole group hung out in the hostel restaurant to play cards. We stayed together for a walk in a park to watch locals feed schools of fish and a bale (editor’s choice) of turtles. Our local cuisine continued with a unique dinner:...
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