I must thank the publishers for my review copy.
The modern life of Tibetans is covered in [[A Year in Tibet by Sun Shuyun]]. Some more of Thubron's Asian adventures can be found in the Oxfam charity compilation [[Ox Travels by Michael Palin]]. You might also appreciate [[Like a Tramp, Like A Pilgrim: On Foot, Across Europe to Rome by Harry Bucknall]].
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