Backpacks, Buddhas and Yak Butter Tea: A Travel Odyssey Through China, Tibet, Nepal and India

The adventure story of a young Australian couple who venture off on a journey in the guise of their honeymoon that takes them on a six month journey through China, Tibet, Nepal and India. In 1986 Tibet had only just opened its doors to the rest of the world but China’s political dominance over the Autonomous Region of Tibet and denial of its independence meant that Tibet was more accessible from its border with western China. The couple face unusual challenges as they travel over one of the highest passes in the Himalayan mountains from the Tibetan Plateau into Nepal then onto India. The protagonist tells the story of the difficulties faced on the road less travelled and the extraordinary characters they meet along the way together with her evocations of life in China post the Cultural Revolution and the countries bordering the Himalaya in a naive era before extensive tourism was shaped by the computer age that changed the world forever. — ISBN13: 9781545226773