Signed! We are extremely proud to share with you that we have signed a sponsor contract with Chinese car brand BYD. They will not only provide us a ‘brand new’ car, but also cover all our travel expenses. Because it sounds too good to be true, we sold our souls for eternity in return.
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Ep. 2 – Singing on the Tibetan Plateau #TRIALTRIP
What do seventies punk band Blondie and the Tibetan Plateau have in common? Nothing! Except that a local radio station decided to play the song, and we couldn’t resist to sing along. Watch it on Youku.
Ep. 1 – Tibetan monastery in Xiahe #TRIALTRIP
Watch how we try to make friends with a monk in Xiahe, Gansu province, as we visit Labrang Monastery, the 2nd largest Tibetan monastery in the world, and of great spiritual importance for buddhists in China. Watch it on Youku.
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The Road Ahead is Empty #trialtrip
We packed our bags and left the hostel in Xiahe at 9am in the morning. It was a beautiful, cold day again in this dry, arid climate at the start of the mighty mountains of the Tibetan plateau. We opened the car and organized our bags and the ‘F & B box’ on the backseat. We left some water in the car overnight which got completely frozen after a night of -20 degrees outside. Interesting enough the apple juice was not frozen which makes you wonder about the ‘healthiness’ of this juice…
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