Alexandra David Neel, the first western woman to explore Tibet. She was 55 when she reached Lhasa in 1924, disguised as a Tibetan pilgrim because it was illegal for any foreigner to cross into Tibet. She and her "adopted" son/young lama Yongden, journeyed to places never seen by a Western person. I am reading her travel memoir called, My Journey to Lhasa. Google her...absolutely amazing, inspiring, quite literally a trail-blazer. Saturday, June 05, 2010
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Alexandra David Neel, the first western woman to explore Tibet. She was 55 when she reached Lhasa in 1924, disguised as a Tibetan pilgrim because it was illegal for any foreigner to cross into Tibet. She and her "adopted" son/young lama Yongden, journeyed to places never seen by a Western person. I am reading her travel memoir called, My Journey to Lhasa. Google her...absolutely amazing, inspiring, quite literally a trail-blazer. 
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I have always wanted to visit Tibet. I remember reading a book called "Lost Horizon" about a place called Shangri-la when I was quite young. It was by Jsames Hilton. I loved that book and wanted some day to visit Tibet.
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