Tibet was one of the most important stops on our trip. Not least because it is difficult to gain access to the autonomous region, and journalists are banned, but because it presented a number of ethical and moral quandaries. However, since the Dalai Lama himself has encouraged foreigners to visit and report back their own experiences, it felt like the right thing to do.

Here is a gallery that my photographer Marc Sethi put together for Raconteur magazine showing a slice of daily life in the capital, Lhasa.

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