Full name: Running a Hotel on the Roof of the World: Five Years in Tibet

Author: Alec Le Sueur Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Travel, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781873475935 9781571431011 1873475934 1571431012

An entertaining and politically enlightening account of one man's experiences to the captivating land of Tibet. An ancient city that holds many mysteries, Alec describes for the reader the intricities and uniqueness that makes Tibet so intriguing. A varied, unusual array of experiences occur throughout this trip, such as the deliveries of live snakes and a Miss Tibet competition, that make this travelogue an entertaining read on this religious and historical land. Similar books: Return to Tibet by Heinrich Harrer To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thubron Tibet, Tibet by Patrick French Secret Tibet by Fosco Maraini The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed by Andrew Doughty Around the World in 60 Seconds by Nuseir Yassin The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz Sky Burial by Xinran The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane Unfathomable City by Rebecca Solnit Hillerman Country by Tony Hillerman Guests of the Sheik by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux The Lost Amazon by Wade Davis Journey through Britain by John Hillaby In Asia by Tiziano Terzani Full Circle by Michael Palin The World At Large by Adam E. Mehaffey Hunting Mister Heartbreak by Jonathan Raban