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Month: January 2018

China, Tibet

Roof of the World – Summing Up

10/01/201810/01/2018 Alison

You just have to type Tibet into WordPress to get a feel of what other people think/say about this place, its history and its future. I don’t need to add my viewpoint. What I will say is, there were a … Continue reading Roof of the World – Summing Up

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Roof of the World Part 6 – Left to our own devices

10/01/201810/01/2018 Alison

There had been no rush to get up in Shigatse and therefore I let Eleanor sleep – it had been a late night on the 29th as in the restaurant all of us, apart from our Singaporean friend who looked … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 6 – Left to our own devices

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Roof of the World Part 5 – Acclimatised so let’s go higher

09/01/201809/01/2018 Alison

Hotel breakfasts weren’t great. The food was more often that not on the cold side and that was just because the room was like a fridge, or because people left open the lids of the big metal dishes with the … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 5 – Acclimatised so let’s go higher

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Roof of the World Part 4 – A palace lying empty

08/01/201808/01/2018 Alison

The Potala Palace was a building I had wanted to go to. It is an extremely iconic building rising 13 storeys from the 130 metre hill it sits on. It was the residence of the current Dalai Lama before he … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 4 – A palace lying empty

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Roof of the World Part 3 – Oxygen needed

07/01/201807/01/2018 Alison

My dreams of a full night’s sleep were shattered at 1am when I was woken up by a very distressed daughter. I knew that she needed oxygen, she said that at least three elephants were sitting on her chest, she … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 3 – Oxygen needed

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Roof of the World Part 2

06/01/201807/01/2018 Alison

We are very lucky to have such a caring man in the shape of Martin. He absolutely puts family first, he is kind and generous, but in the middle of the night, deprived of oxygen and sleep and decent food, … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 2

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Roof of the World Part 1

06/01/2018 Alison

As most of our friends and Martin headed to different places for Christmas, the Crozier girls stayed in Suzhou as we were going on an adventure that I was now apprehensive about. This blog will be over several parts. First … Continue reading Roof of the World Part 1

Bali

Volcanic Bali

06/01/201806/01/2018 Alison

My parents came out in September and it had been requested by Eleanor that we go on holiday with them, so the visit was timed to coincide with National Holiday, 1st October, when we get a week’s break. The first … Continue reading Volcanic Bali

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Made in China

05/01/201805/01/2018 Alison

Application season for my Year 13 students to go to university is nearly completed, I have students applying to America, UK, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Ireland, Japan and one who is not a Chinese national is applying to China. So … Continue reading Made in China

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