In late January of 2008, I felt that I should visit Tibet. And Nepal. And throw in India too. Why not, I was going to be in the area. So the research starts. The requisite readings of Lonely Planet. And a gazillion other pieces of material on where to go, what to see, what to eat, what not to eat, where to stay, etc. It was coming along swimmingly. Too good, in fact. In March there were political problems in Tibet. Of course, this was right after I had made contact with a tour agency to get me to Lhasa. Apparently, one cannot just 'go' to Lhasa from Kathmandu. You need to be sponsored by a Chinese government-approved tour agency. This was all arranged. Then the protests in Tibet forced things to a stop. I spent
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