From Sydney — A City of Many Cultures by Tony & Elizabeth

This adorable Koala lives at Sydney Wildlife World located in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Wildlife World just opened in September and is home to some of Australia’s coolest species of birds, animals, and reptiles. Tony & Elizabeth recently enjoyed visiting with koalas, wallabies, butterflies, and other fun members of Sydney’s wildlife community:

“[Sydney’s Wildlife World] features many indigenous insects, reptiles and animals including Rock Wallabies, butterflies, all sorts of creepy crawlies (some of which are very dangerous), a koala bear and a cassowary. The latter is like an ostrich to look at and very lively. It was moving around all the time and offered a real challenge to get a good photograph. This was a very enjoyable experience and there was no indication that any of the exhibits were in an environment that it found uncomfortable.” (more…)

Check out Tony & Elizabeth’s journal Sydney — a city of many cultures to learn more about the fun things to do and see in Australia’s most exciting city. Also, visit the following links for more information about Sydney:
Australia Travel Guide
Images of Australia
Australia Travel Information

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JTDY in Tingri, Tibet

Winding through the Autonymous Region of Tibet over passes like Gyatso La and Rang La where gorgeous views of valleys may be seen below, RealTravelers JTDY headed toward majestic Mt. Everest which is the world’s highest mountain peak. Its Tibetan name is Chomolangma, writes JTDY, which means Mother Goddess of the Universe. JTDY stayed at a base camp in Tingri from which a stunning view of the mountain could be seen. The travelers filmed a glorious sun as it set with warm colors over the mountain’s peak. During their travels, JTDY also got to see traditional Tibetan villages and the historic monastery in Rongbuk.

Here’s a passage from their journal, Lhatse to Tingri (Dhingri) incl. side trip to Everest Base Camp, Tibet:

“This part of the journey took us through some very authentic Tibetan villages before the road began a long climb up what could only be called a scree slope. Backwards and forwards, backwards and forwards, ever upwards, still on very dusty roads until we finally reached Rongbuk. This was our destination, a place with some basic accommodation and only about 8km from the base camp on the Tibetan side of the mountain Chomolangma.

Rongbuk consists of a monastery and compound. This monastery once had 8 sub-monasteries including a nunnery. It was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Gradually it is being restored but still lamas and nuns must share the same building.” (more…)

To learn more about the regions of Tibet, follow along with JTDY’s travel journal Kathmandu to Lhasa and Back, as well as journals by RealTravelers Travelbabs and Laus and James.

For more information about Tibet, visit:
Tibet Travel Guide
Tibet Travel Photos
Tibet Travel Information

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