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Published: August 12th 2008
OK, so after many, many e-mail messages and reviews and explanations, I am set for my trip to Tibet. Apparently, I have to go as a member of an official tour group. But I will be a group of one. I think this is a peculiarity that the Chinese insist on. I will have a guide with me when I visit Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse. From my other readings, some of these guides are completely useless and nothing more than Chinese government employees mostly paid to make sure I only go where I am supposed to go and that I don't go to places they don't want me to go.
I am concerned about the altitiude and how my body will react. I will have 2 days in Lhasa to acclimatize before proceeding further. A reassuring feature of the hotels is that they provide oxygen to all guests. And I thought hot and cold running-water was a luxury!
Only 2 months to go......
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