My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City

An outstanding account of peril and success from the Frenchwoman Madame Alexandra David-voyage Neel's to Tibet in 1923, the fifth in her series of trips around Asia, and her own account of her journey to Lhasa, the forbidden city of Tibet.She exploited her command of Tibetan dialects and culture, posed as a beggar with yak hair extensions and tattoos on her body, and traversed some of the harshest terrain and climate in the world to enter Tibet and get to Lhasa. She willingly endured the impoverished travel conditions, frequent disease outbreaks, the constant threat of border control, and the military to accomplish her mission with the assistance of her young travelling partner, Yongden.Both men and women might find inspiration in this woman's tenacity and sheer physical toughness. She was carefully raised in Paris and Brussels.As a dedicated researcher and traveller of Asia, David-Neel is well-known for being the only Western woman to have been received by any Dalai Lama. Her journey story is among the most amazing of all time. Read more