Hello, I’m Ellen
And I’m a travel junkie addicted to Tibet
I travelled to a lot of countries in the whole world. And everywhere I took my camera with me. My favourite country at the moment is China / Tibet.
The most impressive thing I did during all my travels is walking the kora around holy Mount Kailash in the western part of Tibet. Physically, this is a very tough 2.5 day trekking but so rewarding!!! Walking the kora with the Tibetan pilgrims and crossing on the second day a pass at 5.660 meters is an unforgettable experience. And I’ve done it three times (in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012).
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- In western Tibet with the Himalayas and the high mountain Nanda Devi in the background. September 2010
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- At a pass at 5.660 metres during walking the kora around Mount Kailash, September 2012
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- Posing with a monk at Chimpuk Hermitage, October 2013
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- At the Yading Nature Reserve with it’s holy mountain peaks, October 2014
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- In a school in Lhasa, January 2015
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- Overlooking Shigatse, January 2016
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- Riding horse in the mountains near Songpan, October 2016
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- Looking out to Labrang Monastery, Xiahe, October 2016
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- Looking out over the nine bends of the Machu river (Yellow river), October 2016
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- At Tsurpu Monastery some pilgrims wanted a picture with me, January 2017
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- Enjoying the Tibetan sunshine in January 2017
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- Me at the Potala Palace, January 2017
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- Me at Fuxian Lake, October 2017
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- Me at Stone Forest dressed up in the costume of a lady of the Yi ethnic minority
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- Me at Lugu Lake, October 2017
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- Treating the elderly people at Songpan, October 2017
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- Me between the prayer flags on a traditional bridge in eastern Tibet. January 2018
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- Me drinking beer to celebrate Farmers New Year, January 2018
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- In Kham in October 2018
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- Me at Garze, October 2018
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- At Yarchen Gar, October 2018
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- At the monastery of the Milarepa Temple
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- Traveling in a winter landscape, October 2018
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- At Lake Yilhun Lhatso, October 2018
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- At a Stupa near Derge, October 2018
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- At Derge, October 2018
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- Back at Lake Yilhun Lhatso, October 2018
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- In Amdo with yaks, October 2018
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- Driving norht to Xining, October 2018
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- At Qinghai Lake, October 2018
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- At Qinghai Lake, October 2018
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- Labrang Monastery at Xiahe, October 2018
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- Having fun with Emma and a friend in Songpan, October 2018
My travels
I made a list of all my travels. As you can see I travelled to some destinations (just) in time: Libya, Syria, Yemen, Mali (Timbuktu!) and Pakistan (to the north west, the year before 9/11)
- January 2020 – China / Tibet
- October 2019 – China / Kham & Amdo
- January 2019 – China / Tibet
- October 2018 – China / Kham & Amdo
- January 2018 – China / Tibet
- October 2017 – China / Yunnan province & Songpan
- January 2017 – China / Tibet
- October 2016 – China / Amdo
- January 2016 – China / Tibet
- October 2015 – China / Yunnan / Kham
- January 2015 – China / Tibet / Lhasa
- October 2014 – China / Kham
- January 2014 – China / Tibet
- September 2013 – China / Tibet
- January 2013 – China / Tibet
- September 2012 – China / Tibet
- January 2012 – China / Tibet
- September 2011 – China / Tibet
- May 2011 – Armenia & Georgia
- September 2010 – China / Tibet
- May 2010 – Libya
- November 2009 – India (Central part)
- May 2009 – Morocco
- November 2008 – Myanmar (Burma)
- May 2008 – Italy (Sicily)
- September 2007 – China
- October 2006 – Ethiopia
- March 2006 – Turkye (Side / solar eclipse)
- October 2005 – India (Kolkata, Sikkim & Darjeeling) & Bhutan
- May 2005 – Syria & Jordan
- September 2004 – Chile, Argentina, Paraguya & Brasil
- May 2004 – Italy (Rome)
- November 2003 – Mexico, Guatamala & Honduras
- May 2003 – Malta
- September 2002 – Mali
- May 2002 – Portugal (Lisbon)
- November 2001 – Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia
- May 2001 – Spain (Barcelona)
- September 2000 – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China & Pakistan (Silk Road)
- May 2000 – Germany (Berlin)
- September 1999 – Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
- September 1997 – China & Tibet
- May 1997 – England (London)
- September 1996 – Peru
- May 1996 – Czech Republic (Prague)
- September 1995 – Indonesia (Lesser Sunda Islands)
- November 1994 – Vietnam
- November 1993 – Thailand
- May 1993 – France (Paris)
- October 1992 – Yemen
- November 1991 – Mexico
- November 1990 – India & Nepal
- August 1989 – Turkey (east)
- September 1988 – Turkey (west and central)
- September 1987 – Greece (Crete )
- August 1986 – France (Paris)
- August 1985 – France (Brittany)
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