An account of an Austrian mountain climber's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War Two and his twenty-one-month journey through the Hi

William Montgomery McGovern was an American adventurer, anthropologist and journalist. He was possibly an inspiration for the character of Indiana Jones. McGove

A boy and his yak persevere along the difficult way to the holy city of Lhasa and succeed where others fail.

Lhasa, the ancient capital of Tibet, is the most impressive of the few surviving traditional towns. This guide presents its unique architecture and building cul