Trek remote regions and experience spectacular tsechu festivals. Behold sublime mountain monasteries and imposing dzongs. This guide opens the door to the last Himalayan Buddhist kingdom.

• 37 detailed maps, including a colour country map
• illustrated sections on architecture, festivals and textiles
• comprehensive cultural, historical and religious commentary
• coverage of the world's only yeti reserve
• notes on a range of trekking options

David-Neel spent years traveling in India and China, but perhaps her most daring adventure was the trip to Tibet's forbidden city of Lhasa. She was 55 years old at the time, fluent in Tibetan and well versed in both Sanskrit and Buddhism. Disguised as a man, she spent four treacherous months on the road before finally becoming the first European woman ever to enter Lhasa. My Journey to Lhasa is David-Neel's own account of her astounding journey, one fraught with hardship and danger. It is both a chronicle of a bygone time and a testimonial to a remarkable human. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Outside magazine
"David-Neel was indisputably a fearless traveler, a rogue’s rogue. Her account has the power to awe even today."

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