Thread 24837537

The rarest book I own is a century old copy of to Lhasa in Disguise. It’s the account of a young explorer/lecturer who snuck into Tibet.

Best I can do is $2.50

so, what happened while he was in tibet? anything cool?

>>24837703
Sherpas snickered behind his back. Saw through his disguise right off.

>>24837713
did he spend any time describing tea?

>>24837537 (OP)
Kino beard. There's this fascinating subgenre of travel memoirs where some Westerner dresses up and pretends to be a native and sneaks into places he's not supposed to go, most famously Richard Burton in Mecca, Medina, and Harar in the 1850s. Interesting to note that Somalia was described by him as one of the most dangerous places in Africa in his time and it's not much different today, it's there that he got speared through the face by a tribesman. If there's any other works anyone knows in this subgenre that are worth reading let me know

>>24837537 (OP)
I adore travelogues. I have a rare book from 2 centuries ago, but it is hardly prestigious so no one should care and I have never thought about that until now.

>>24837971
Thesiger also took this approach too, much later, but failed to penetrate Oman on every attempt.

>>24837699
>Right, lemme call a buddy of mine, he's the best in the world and indeed universe in this field, get him over here to take a look this item
5 seconds later
>Ah here he is

Cool. There's also Alexandra David-Néel's writings of (her visit to) Tibet

>>24837715
I like Sherpa tea, when I was in the Himalayas. It had butter and salt in it, very refreshing

>>24839317
Yeah, with yak butter and flour to make a paste! Very traditional, they would often eat it on the Tea Horse Road. The journey of tea is fascinating really.

>>24839685
I try and make it at home with the masala I got in Nepal, along with regular butter and Himalayan salt. It’s nowhere near as good, but brings back fond memories. I was considering picking up the brick block of tea that I saw them use, rather than the normal masala I use. Perhaps it’s time to pay /ck/ another visit

>>24839966
>a brick
well, you happen to be talking with the right guy.
http://www.pu-erhtea.com/TeaDetails.aspx?TeaID=796

try THAT.

>>24840031
Thanks, king. I just bought this

>>24837699
lmao

>>24837537 (OP)
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa by Mungo Park. If you want to read a fictional account of Mungo Park, read T. C. Boyle's Water Music.