During our exciting overland journey across Tibet we motored across the barren, lunar landscapes of the largest and highest plateau in the world, often above 5,000 metres and without meeting anyone else for hours. We crossed several spectacular passes such as the Pang La, from where one can enjoy sweeping panoramas of the northern, rain-shadow side of the world’s highest mountain range. On a clear day one can not only see Mount Everest but also Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma.