March 28, 2005
About Tibet Travel Photos
In February 1987 I applied for a visa at the Chinese Embassy in Hamburg. During the mid eighties I used to travel to Asia quite frequently, mainly to Nepal. In 1986 while I was in Kathmandu I met travelers coming back from Tibet. The Chinese government decided to open the borders for tourists traveling on their own. The stories that I heard about that secret region behind the Himalayas were fascinating and I knew I had to try it.
But I simply ran out of money and I wasn't equipped well enough. "Take enough clothes, drink plenty of water and take tons of head ache pills", is what one guy was saying. Well water and pills were obviously not a problem but I didn't have any warm clothes at all. I came back to Kathmandu half a year later, with a stamp in my passport, thick down jackets and trousers and a Lonely Planet guide to Tibet, first edition 1986.
This is the story of a trip that changed my life nearly twenty years ago. All these years the pictures of Tibet have been sitting in a box. The photos were taken with a SLR camera that a friend of mine gave me. I can't even remember the brand, to be honest. Six days of scanning and here we are.
This weblog will be updated frequently, once or twice a week I guess depending on my time and mood. Feel free to leave comments and feel free to contact me. But please don't ask me any questions about travelling to Tibet. Things have changed since 1987 I would guess, and I have not been there since.
If you want to know more about me, check out my other blog London Leben which is about living in London. Some of the posts and all the pictures are in English.
This website is dedicated to the people of Tibet.
Konstantin
Comments
Great pictures, wish I could do this trip!
Posted by: michael at October 12, 2005 01:05 PM
Thanks Michael
Posted by: Konstantin at October 12, 2005 08:45 PM
I've just come across your blog.I'm off to nepal and tibet in january next year,and i can't wait to go especially after seeing your pictures.
Posted by: julie & neil at October 27, 2005 01:02 AM
Just surf here.
Posted by: tyro at November 14, 2005 12:36 PM
Konstantin,
Excellent photography and great reading, keep it coming. I'll be visiting Tibet for the first time in 2006 but I've been a frequent traveller to Northern India and Nepal. Tibet is finally coming true for me;)
Posted by: Rich at January 13, 2006 05:33 AM