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Mountains in Songpan, northern China

The Beauty of Tibet on Horseback

The mountains outside Songpan, where northern China gives way to old Tibet, are some of the most beautiful we’ve visited. Alpine meadows give onto vistas...

Camping in a Winter Wonderland

I watch in mounting horror as Martin heads off into the mountains, leaving our tent flaccid on the ground, and Z endeavours to start a...

Horse trekking Songpan: view over mountains.

In Search of Snow — on Horseback

One of Zā€™s signal complaints ā€“ his desire for a skyline safely sated by China ā€“ over almost two years in the tropics has been...

Buddhism: the Planet’s Whipping Boy?

Buddhism: the Planet’s Whipping Boy?

It’s often said, generally by Christians of the scary-to-very-scary variety, that folk can be far ruder about Christianity than any of the world’s “great religions”...